All sectors with LULUCF — Direct emissions in World

World: All sectors with LULUCF — Direct emissions was 5,580 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
5,580 kt
Change on year
up 1.5%
Rank
1st
of 32 regions
All-time high
5,580 kt
in 2023
All-time low
3,992 kt
in 1993
Years of data
34
1990–2023

All sectors with LULUCF — Direct emissions in World, 1990–2023

02.0k4.0k6.0k1990200620231990: 4.1k kt1991: 4.0k kt1992: 4.0k kt1993: 4.0k kt1994: 4.0k kt1995: 4.1k kt1996: 4.3k kt1997: 4.2k kt1998: 4.2k kt1999: 4.3k kt2000: 4.2k kt2001: 4.3k kt2002: 4.3k kt2003: 4.4k kt2004: 4.5k kt2005: 4.6k kt2006: 4.6k kt2007: 4.7k kt2008: 4.8k kt2009: 4.8k kt2010: 4.9k kt2011: 5.0k kt2012: 5.0k kt2013: 5.1k kt2014: 5.1k kt2015: 5.2k kt2016: 5.2k kt2017: 5.3k kt2018: 5.3k kt2019: 5.3k kt2020: 5.5k kt2021: 5.5k kt2022: 5.5k kt2023: 5.6k kt

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

Analysis

World recorded 5,580 kt for all sectors with lulucf — direct emissions in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 9.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, all sectors with lulucf — direct emissions in World peaked at 5,580 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3,992 kt, in 1993.

That places World 1st out of 32 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.

All sectors with LULUCF — Direct emissions in World, year by year

Annual values for All sectors with LULUCF — Direct emissions (N2O) in World, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 4,064 kt
1991 4,024 kt -1.0%
1992 4,028 kt +0.1%
1993 3,992 kt -0.9%
1994 4,043 kt +1.3%
1995 4,140 kt +2.4%
1996 4,253 kt +2.7%
1997 4,195 kt -1.4%
1998 4,220 kt +0.6%
1999 4,277 kt +1.3%
2000 4,238 kt -0.9%
2001 4,268 kt +0.7%
2002 4,334 kt +1.5%
2003 4,407 kt +1.7%
2004 4,514 kt +2.4%
2005 4,562 kt +1.0%
2006 4,632 kt +1.6%
2007 4,726 kt +2.0%
2008 4,763 kt +0.8%
2009 4,814 kt +1.1%
2010 4,889 kt +1.6%
2011 4,978 kt +1.8%
2012 5,007 kt +0.6%
2013 5,092 kt +1.7%
2014 5,146 kt +1.1%
2015 5,167 kt +0.4%
2016 5,235 kt +1.3%
2017 5,319 kt +1.6%
2018 5,295 kt -0.4%
2019 5,323 kt +0.5%
2020 5,499 kt +3.3%
2021 5,515 kt +0.3%
2022 5,499 kt -0.3%
2023 5,580 kt +1.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 4,124 kt 3,992 kt 4,277 kt 10
2000s 4,526 kt 4,238 kt 4,814 kt 10
2010s 5,145 kt 4,889 kt 5,323 kt 10
2020s 5,523 kt 5,499 kt 5,580 kt 4

Countries ranked near World

  1. 1 OECD 1,249 kt compare
  2. 2 China 857.67 kt compare
  3. 3 China, mainland 853.11 kt compare
  4. 4 India 637.17 kt compare

See the full ranking of 249 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is all sectors with lulucf — direct emissions in World?
All sectors with lulucf — direct emissions in World was 5,580 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest all sectors with lulucf — direct emissions recorded in World?
The highest recorded value was 5,580 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest all sectors with lulucf — direct emissions recorded in World?
The lowest recorded value was 3,992 kt in 1993.
How does World rank for all sectors with lulucf — direct emissions?
World ranks 1st out of 32 regions with data for 2023.
Is all sectors with lulucf — direct emissions rising or falling in World?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this World data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of All sectors with LULUCF — Direct emissions (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
All sectors with LULUCF — Direct emissions (N2O)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
249 places, 8,204 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