Agrifood systems — Emissions in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)

Least Developed Countries (LDCs): Agrifood systems — Emissions was 31,781 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
31,781 kt
Change on year
up 0.6%
Rank
2nd
of 22 regions
All-time high
31,781 kt
in 2023
All-time low
19,270 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Agrifood systems — Emissions in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 1990–2023

010.0k20.0k30.0k1990200620231990: 19.3k kt1991: 19.3k kt1992: 19.7k kt1993: 20.0k kt1994: 20.3k kt1995: 20.8k kt1996: 20.8k kt1997: 21.3k kt1998: 22.7k kt1999: 22.7k kt2000: 22.2k kt2001: 21.8k kt2002: 22.8k kt2003: 24.3k kt2004: 24.6k kt2005: 25.4k kt2006: 25.3k kt2007: 26.2k kt2008: 26.7k kt2009: 26.9k kt2010: 28.1k kt2011: 28.1k kt2012: 28.7k kt2013: 28.9k kt2014: 29.2k kt2015: 29.9k kt2016: 30.5k kt2017: 30.8k kt2018: 30.2k kt2019: 30.9k kt2020: 31.5k kt2021: 31.6k kt2022: 31.6k kt2023: 31.8k kt

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

Analysis

In 2023, agrifood systems — emissions in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) stood at 31,781 kt. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 9.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, agrifood systems — emissions in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) peaked at 31,781 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 19,270 kt, in 1990.

That places Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 2nd out of 22 regions with data for 2023, putting it 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 20,699 kt 19,270 kt 22,728 kt 10
2000s 24,635 kt 21,797 kt 26,928 kt 10
2010s 29,512 kt 28,056 kt 30,866 kt 10
2020s 31,605 kt 31,497 kt 31,781 kt 4

Countries ranked near Least Developed Countries (LDCs)

  1. 1 OECD 37,655 kt compare
  2. 2 India 27,090 kt compare
  3. 3 China (People’s Republic of) 25,287 kt compare
  4. 4 China, mainland 25,068 kt compare
  5. 5 Brazil 17,808 kt compare

See the full ranking of 276 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is agrifood systems — emissions in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
Agrifood systems — emissions in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) was 31,781 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest agrifood systems — emissions recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
The highest recorded value was 31,781 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest agrifood systems — emissions recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
The lowest recorded value was 19,270 kt in 1990.
How does Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank for agrifood systems — emissions?
Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 2nd out of 22 regions with data for 2023.
Is agrifood systems — emissions rising or falling in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Least Developed Countries (LDCs) data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agrifood systems — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Agrifood systems — Emissions (CH4)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
276 places, 9,163 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