All sectors with LULUCF — Emissions in Western Asia
Western Asia: All sectors with LULUCF — Emissions was 2.22 million kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
All sectors with LULUCF — Emissions in Western Asia, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
In 2023, all sectors with lulucf — emissions in Western Asia stood at 2.22 million kt. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 27.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, all sectors with lulucf — emissions in Western Asia peaked at 2.22 million kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 656,242 kt, in 1990.
That places Western Asia 15th 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 34 years of available data.
All sectors with LULUCF — Emissions in Western Asia, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 656,242 kt | — |
| 1991 | 1.21 million kt | +84.3% |
| 1992 | 902,424 kt | -25.4% |
| 1993 | 961,029 kt | +6.5% |
| 1994 | 946,350 kt | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 886,251 kt | -6.4% |
| 1996 | 894,035 kt | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 885,987 kt | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 904,087 kt | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 919,607 kt | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 1.06 million kt | +15.0% |
| 2001 | 1.03 million kt | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 1.05 million kt | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 1.13 million kt | +7.9% |
| 2004 | 1.22 million kt | +8.3% |
| 2005 | 1.27 million kt | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 1.35 million kt | +6.3% |
| 2007 | 1.33 million kt | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 1.46 million kt | +9.6% |
| 2009 | 1.51 million kt | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 1.63 million kt | +7.4% |
| 2011 | 1.66 million kt | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 1.78 million kt | +7.4% |
| 2013 | 1.75 million kt | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 1.83 million kt | +4.8% |
| 2015 | 1.94 million kt | +5.6% |
| 2016 | 2.08 million kt | +7.6% |
| 2017 | 2.11 million kt | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 2.13 million kt | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 2.16 million kt | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 2.03 million kt | -6.0% |
| 2021 | 2.10 million kt | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 2.18 million kt | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 2.22 million kt | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 916,523 kt | 656,242 kt | 1.21 million kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.24 million kt | 1.03 million kt | 1.51 million kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.91 million kt | 1.63 million kt | 2.16 million kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.13 million kt | 2.03 million kt | 2.22 million kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Western Asia
- 12 Republic of Korea 589,255 kt compare
- 13 Mexico 521,724 kt compare
- 14 Australia and New Zealand 392,298 kt compare
- 15 Malaysia 375,914 kt compare
- 16 South Africa 369,183 kt compare
- 17 Australia 363,675 kt compare
- 18 Italy 355,202 kt compare
More climate change data for Western Asia
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 99,546 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 37,104 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 62,441 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 140.02 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 2,230 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 26,418 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 22,925 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3,493 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 86.51 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 124.75 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is all sectors with lulucf — emissions in Western Asia?
- All sectors with lulucf — emissions in Western Asia was 2.22 million kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest all sectors with lulucf — emissions recorded in Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.22 million kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest all sectors with lulucf — emissions recorded in Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 656,242 kt in 1990.
- How does Western Asia rank for all sectors with lulucf — emissions?
- Western Asia ranks 15th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
- Is all sectors with lulucf — emissions rising or falling in Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Western Asia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of All sectors with LULUCF — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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