Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)

Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs): Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) was 267,515 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
267,515 kt
Change on year
up 4.0%
Rank
10th
of 32 groups
All-time high
267,515 kt
in 2023
All-time low
63,216 kt
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), 1961–2023

50.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k250.0k196119922023

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

Analysis

Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) recorded 267,515 kt for agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.0% on the previous year and up 28.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) peaked at 267,515 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 63,216 kt, in 1961.

That places Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 10th out of 32 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), year by year

Annual values for Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), 1961 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1961 63,216 kt
1962 64,426 kt +1.9%
1963 65,898 kt +2.3%
1964 67,838 kt +2.9%
1965 70,045 kt +3.3%
1966 71,734 kt +2.4%
1967 74,191 kt +3.4%
1968 75,685 kt +2.0%
1969 76,895 kt +1.6%
1970 78,588 kt +2.2%
1971 79,746 kt +1.5%
1972 79,208 kt -0.7%
1973 79,351 kt +0.2%
1974 79,929 kt +0.7%
1975 82,567 kt +3.3%
1976 84,340 kt +2.1%
1977 86,428 kt +2.5%
1978 89,956 kt +4.1%
1979 91,828 kt +2.1%
1980 93,584 kt +1.9%
1981 96,114 kt +2.7%
1982 98,440 kt +2.4%
1983 99,517 kt +1.1%
1984 97,789 kt -1.7%
1985 100,097 kt +2.4%
1986 100,812 kt +0.7%
1987 100,313 kt -0.5%
1988 104,239 kt +3.9%
1989 106,442 kt +2.1%
1990 111,429 kt +4.7%
1991 111,197 kt -0.2%
1992 124,932 kt +12.4%
1993 124,046 kt -0.7%
1994 123,959 kt -0.1%
1995 125,619 kt +1.3%
1996 128,833 kt +2.6%
1997 131,751 kt +2.3%
1998 135,766 kt +3.0%
1999 140,709 kt +3.6%
2000 140,898 kt +0.1%
2001 144,031 kt +2.2%
2002 148,745 kt +3.3%
2003 153,349 kt +3.1%
2004 156,450 kt +2.0%
2005 161,997 kt +3.5%
2006 166,270 kt +2.6%
2007 175,895 kt +5.8%
2008 182,028 kt +3.5%
2009 186,900 kt +2.7%
2010 192,862 kt +3.2%
2011 196,152 kt +1.7%
2012 203,159 kt +3.6%
2013 208,523 kt +2.6%
2014 214,345 kt +2.8%
2015 218,532 kt +2.0%
2016 227,235 kt +4.0%
2017 230,696 kt +1.5%
2018 236,411 kt +2.5%
2019 247,184 kt +4.6%
2020 256,752 kt +3.9%
2021 255,325 kt -0.6%
2022 257,288 kt +0.8%
2023 267,515 kt +4.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 69,992 kt 63,216 kt 76,895 kt 9
1970s 83,194 kt 78,588 kt 91,828 kt 10
1980s 99,735 kt 93,584 kt 106,442 kt 10
1990s 125,824 kt 111,197 kt 140,709 kt 10
2000s 161,656 kt 140,898 kt 186,900 kt 10
2010s 217,510 kt 192,862 kt 247,184 kt 10
2020s 259,220 kt 255,325 kt 267,515 kt 4

Countries ranked near Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)

  1. 7 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 15,917 kt compare
  2. 7 Pakistan 58,500 kt compare
  3. 8 Australia and New Zealand 54,072 kt compare
  4. 9 Indonesia 50,438 kt compare
  5. 9 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 8,629 kt compare
  6. 10 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 7,319 kt compare
  7. 10 Ethiopia 44,196 kt compare
  8. 11 Australia 42,813 kt compare
  9. 11 Syrian Arab Republic 2,739 kt compare
  10. 12 Lao People's Democratic Republic 2,023 kt compare
  11. 12 Russian Federation 41,923 kt compare
  12. 13 Argentina 37,413 kt compare
  13. 13 Democratic Republic of the Congo 1,958 kt compare

See the full ranking of 279 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
Agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) was 267,515 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
The highest recorded value was 267,515 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
The lowest recorded value was 63,216 kt in 1961.
How does Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) rank for agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq)?
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) ranks 10th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
Is agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
Over the last ten years it is up 28.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
279 places, 15,432 data points, 1961–2023
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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