AFOLU — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)

Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs): AFOLU — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 was 1.14 million kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
1.14 million kt
Change on year
up 1.5%
Rank
3rd
of 32 groups
All-time high
1.14 million kt
in 2023
All-time low
690,953 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

AFOLU — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs), 1990–2023

0250.0k500.0k750.0k1.0M1.2M1990200620231990: 691.0k kt1991: 691.7k kt1992: 702.4k kt1993: 706.5k kt1994: 719.0k kt1995: 733.1k kt1996: 732.6k kt1997: 757.8k kt1998: 810.1k kt1999: 815.2k kt2000: 790.7k kt2001: 766.3k kt2002: 793.7k kt2003: 842.4k kt2004: 855.0k kt2005: 883.9k kt2006: 886.5k kt2007: 929.8k kt2008: 951.8k kt2009: 954.0k kt2010: 987.0k kt2011: 996.2k kt2012: 1.0M kt2013: 1.0M kt2014: 1.0M kt2015: 1.1M kt2016: 1.1M kt2017: 1.1M kt2018: 1.1M kt2019: 1.1M kt2020: 1.1M kt2021: 1.1M kt2022: 1.1M kt2023: 1.1M kt

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.

Analysis

Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) recorded 1.14 million kt for afolu — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 11.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, afolu — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) peaked at 1.14 million kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 690,953 kt, in 1990.

Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ranks 3rd of 32 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 735,954 kt 690,953 kt 815,245 kt 10
2000s 865,408 kt 766,266 kt 953,967 kt 10
2010s 1.04 million kt 987,008 kt 1.09 million kt 10
2020s 1.13 million kt 1.12 million kt 1.14 million kt 4

Countries ranked near Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)

  1. 1 OECD 787,175 kt compare
  2. 2 India 589,860 kt compare
  3. 3 Brazil 416,817 kt compare
  4. 4 China 399,475 kt compare
  5. 5 China, mainland 397,071 kt compare
  6. 6 Pakistan 172,616 kt compare

See the full ranking of 275 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is afolu — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
Afolu — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) was 1.14 million kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest afolu — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 recorded in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
The highest recorded value was 1.14 million kt in 2023.
What is the lowest afolu — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 recorded in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
The lowest recorded value was 690,953 kt in 1990.
How does Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) rank for afolu — emissions (co2eq) from ch4?
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ranks 3rd out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
Is afolu — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 rising or falling in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of AFOLU — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
AFOLU — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
275 places, 9,129 data points, 1990–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf