Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Cyprus
Cyprus: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change was -904,092 tonnes in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
-904,092 tonnes
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
166th
of 197 countries
All-time high
3.59 million tonnes
in 1949
All-time low
-4.47 million tonnes
in 1974
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Cyprus, 1850–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Cyprus recorded -904,092 tonnes for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 242.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual co₂ emissions from land-use change in Cyprus peaked at 3.59 million tonnes in 1949 and was at its lowest, -4.47 million tonnes, in 1974.
That places Cyprus 166th out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Cyprus, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 390,619 tonnes | — |
| 1851 | 426,600 tonnes | +9.2% |
| 1852 | 450,269 tonnes | +5.5% |
| 1853 | 469,835 tonnes | +4.3% |
| 1854 | 486,872 tonnes | +3.6% |
| 1855 | 501,785 tonnes | +3.1% |
| 1856 | 514,939 tonnes | +2.6% |
| 1857 | 526,590 tonnes | +2.3% |
| 1858 | 536,849 tonnes | +1.9% |
| 1859 | 545,973 tonnes | +1.7% |
| 1860 | 562,571 tonnes | +3.0% |
| 1861 | 572,060 tonnes | +1.7% |
| 1862 | 579,572 tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1863 | 586,020 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1864 | 591,663 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1865 | 596,609 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1866 | 600,933 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1867 | 604,780 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1868 | 608,187 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1869 | 611,192 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1870 | 691,030 tonnes | +13.1% |
| 1871 | 713,601 tonnes | +3.3% |
| 1872 | 725,252 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1873 | 733,460 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1874 | 739,615 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1875 | 744,232 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1876 | 747,529 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1877 | 749,764 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1878 | 751,120 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1879 | 751,706 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1880 | 678,793 tonnes | -9.7% |
| 1881 | 659,337 tonnes | -2.9% |
| 1882 | 649,591 tonnes | -1.5% |
| 1883 | 642,556 tonnes | -1.1% |
| 1884 | 636,950 tonnes | -0.9% |
| 1885 | 632,406 tonnes | -0.7% |
| 1886 | 628,706 tonnes | -0.6% |
| 1887 | 625,775 tonnes | -0.5% |
| 1888 | 623,466 tonnes | -0.4% |
| 1889 | 621,671 tonnes | -0.3% |
| 1890 | 611,741 tonnes | -1.6% |
| 1891 | 608,554 tonnes | -0.5% |
| 1892 | 606,942 tonnes | -0.3% |
| 1893 | 606,026 tonnes | -0.2% |
| 1894 | 605,586 tonnes | -0.1% |
| 1895 | 605,513 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1896 | 605,732 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1897 | 606,172 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1898 | 606,832 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1899 | 607,638 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1900 | 827,075 tonnes | +36.1% |
| 1901 | 906,180 tonnes | +9.6% |
| 1902 | 957,880 tonnes | +5.7% |
| 1903 | 1.00 million tonnes | +4.4% |
| 1904 | 1.04 million tonnes | +3.7% |
| 1905 | 1.07 million tonnes | +3.1% |
| 1906 | 1.10 million tonnes | +2.7% |
| 1907 | 1.12 million tonnes | +2.3% |
| 1908 | 1.15 million tonnes | +2.0% |
| 1909 | 1.17 million tonnes | +1.7% |
| 1910 | 1.18 million tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1911 | 1.20 million tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1912 | 1.21 million tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1913 | 1.23 million tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1914 | 1.24 million tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1915 | 1.25 million tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1916 | 1.26 million tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1917 | 1.27 million tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1918 | 1.28 million tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1919 | 1.29 million tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1920 | 1.30 million tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1921 | 1.31 million tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1922 | 1.31 million tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1923 | 1.32 million tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1924 | 1.32 million tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1925 | 1.33 million tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1926 | 1.33 million tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1927 | 1.34 million tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1928 | 1.34 million tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1929 | 1.35 million tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1930 | 1.36 million tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1931 | 1.36 million tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1932 | 1.37 million tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1933 | 1.37 million tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1934 | 1.38 million tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1935 | 1.38 million tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1936 | 1.38 million tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1937 | 1.39 million tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1938 | 1.39 million tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1939 | 1.39 million tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1940 | 2.25 million tonnes | +61.6% |
| 1941 | 2.56 million tonnes | +13.8% |
| 1942 | 2.77 million tonnes | +7.9% |
| 1943 | 2.94 million tonnes | +6.1% |
| 1944 | 3.08 million tonnes | +5.0% |
| 1945 | 3.21 million tonnes | +4.1% |
| 1946 | 3.32 million tonnes | +3.5% |
| 1947 | 3.42 million tonnes | +3.0% |
| 1948 | 3.51 million tonnes | +2.6% |
| 1949 | 3.59 million tonnes | +2.2% |
| 1950 | 3.10 million tonnes | -13.5% |
| 1951 | 2.95 million tonnes | -5.0% |
| 1952 | 2.93 million tonnes | -0.4% |
| 1953 | 3.01 million tonnes | +2.5% |
| 1954 | 3.13 million tonnes | +4.1% |
| 1955 | 3.25 million tonnes | +3.8% |
| 1956 | 3.35 million tonnes | +3.0% |
| 1957 | 3.35 million tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1958 | 3.21 million tonnes | -4.3% |
| 1959 | 2.94 million tonnes | -8.5% |
| 1960 | 2.21 million tonnes | -24.8% |
| 1961 | 1.79 million tonnes | -18.9% |
| 1962 | 2.07 million tonnes | +15.8% |
| 1963 | 1.53 million tonnes | -26.3% |
| 1964 | 1.29 million tonnes | -15.7% |
| 1965 | 1.10 million tonnes | -14.6% |
| 1966 | 1.16 million tonnes | +5.2% |
| 1967 | 970,337 tonnes | -16.2% |
| 1968 | 798,166 tonnes | -17.7% |
| 1969 | 681,724 tonnes | -14.6% |
| 1970 | 558,467 tonnes | -18.1% |
| 1971 | 447,484 tonnes | -19.9% |
| 1972 | 410,771 tonnes | -8.2% |
| 1973 | -2.08 million tonnes | -607.5% |
| 1974 | -4.47 million tonnes | +114.5% |
| 1975 | -4.34 million tonnes | -2.9% |
| 1976 | -4.19 million tonnes | -3.5% |
| 1977 | -4.05 million tonnes | -3.4% |
| 1978 | -3.93 million tonnes | -3.0% |
| 1979 | -3.81 million tonnes | -3.0% |
| 1980 | -3.15 million tonnes | -17.4% |
| 1981 | -2.60 million tonnes | -17.2% |
| 1982 | -2.81 million tonnes | +8.0% |
| 1983 | -2.88 million tonnes | +2.4% |
| 1984 | -3.27 million tonnes | +13.7% |
| 1985 | -3.11 million tonnes | -5.0% |
| 1986 | -3.05 million tonnes | -2.0% |
| 1987 | -2.96 million tonnes | -2.7% |
| 1988 | -2.85 million tonnes | -4.0% |
| 1989 | -2.71 million tonnes | -4.8% |
| 1990 | -2.66 million tonnes | -1.8% |
| 1991 | -2.48 million tonnes | -6.6% |
| 1992 | -2.46 million tonnes | -0.9% |
| 1993 | -2.11 million tonnes | -14.3% |
| 1994 | -2.44 million tonnes | +15.4% |
| 1995 | -2.12 million tonnes | -13.0% |
| 1996 | -2.08 million tonnes | -2.1% |
| 1997 | -1.56 million tonnes | -25.1% |
| 1998 | -1.92 million tonnes | +23.7% |
| 1999 | -1.29 million tonnes | -33.0% |
| 2000 | -1.40 million tonnes | +8.8% |
| 2001 | -1.70 million tonnes | +20.9% |
| 2002 | 459,795 tonnes | -127.1% |
| 2003 | -40,451 tonnes | -108.8% |
| 2004 | 731,224 tonnes | -1907.7% |
| 2005 | -697,039 tonnes | -195.3% |
| 2006 | -551,359 tonnes | -20.9% |
| 2007 | -930,363 tonnes | +68.7% |
| 2008 | -392,561 tonnes | -57.8% |
| 2009 | -1.51 million tonnes | +285.4% |
| 2010 | -1.55 million tonnes | +2.6% |
| 2011 | -1.67 million tonnes | +7.6% |
| 2012 | -1.91 million tonnes | +14.7% |
| 2013 | -1.90 million tonnes | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 636,840 tonnes | -133.5% |
| 2015 | -1.33 million tonnes | -308.8% |
| 2016 | 104,900 tonnes | -107.9% |
| 2017 | 618,373 tonnes | +489.5% |
| 2018 | -789,665 tonnes | -227.7% |
| 2019 | -803,222 tonnes | +1.7% |
| 2020 | -545,533 tonnes | -32.1% |
| 2021 | -815,826 tonnes | +49.5% |
| 2022 | -893,137 tonnes | +9.5% |
| 2023 | -906,327 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 2024 | -904,092 tonnes | -0.2% |
Cyprus compared with similar countries
- Cyprus's -904,092 tonnes is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is -377,832 tonnes, 2.4× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Cyprus changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +1907.7% | -40,451 tonnes | 731,224 tonnes |
| 1973 | -607.5% | 410,771 tonnes | -2.08 million tonnes |
| 2017 | +489.5% | 104,900 tonnes | 618,373 tonnes |
| 2015 | -308.8% | 636,840 tonnes | -1.33 million tonnes |
| 2009 | -285.4% | -392,561 tonnes | -1.51 million tonnes |
| 2018 | -227.7% | 618,373 tonnes | -789,665 tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 485,033 tonnes | 390,619 tonnes | 545,973 tonnes | 10 |
| 1860s | 591,359 tonnes | 562,571 tonnes | 611,192 tonnes | 10 |
| 1870s | 734,731 tonnes | 691,030 tonnes | 751,706 tonnes | 10 |
| 1880s | 639,925 tonnes | 621,671 tonnes | 678,793 tonnes | 10 |
| 1890s | 607,074 tonnes | 605,513 tonnes | 611,741 tonnes | 10 |
| 1900s | 1.03 million tonnes | 827,075 tonnes | 1.17 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1910s | 1.24 million tonnes | 1.18 million tonnes | 1.29 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1920s | 1.33 million tonnes | 1.30 million tonnes | 1.35 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1930s | 1.38 million tonnes | 1.36 million tonnes | 1.39 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1940s | 3.06 million tonnes | 2.25 million tonnes | 3.59 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1950s | 3.12 million tonnes | 2.93 million tonnes | 3.35 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.36 million tonnes | 681,724 tonnes | 2.21 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1970s | -2.55 million tonnes | -4.47 million tonnes | 558,467 tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | -2.94 million tonnes | -3.27 million tonnes | -2.60 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | -2.11 million tonnes | -2.66 million tonnes | -1.29 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | -603,227 tonnes | -1.70 million tonnes | 731,224 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | -859,782 tonnes | -1.91 million tonnes | 636,840 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | -812,983 tonnes | -906,327 tonnes | -545,533 tonnes | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is annual co₂ emissions from land-use change in Cyprus?
- Annual co₂ emissions from land-use change in Cyprus was -904,092 tonnes in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 3.59 million tonnes in 1949.
- What is the lowest annual co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was -4.47 million tonnes in 1974.
- How does Cyprus rank for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Cyprus ranks 166th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual co₂ emissions from land-use change rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 242.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cyprus data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured in tonnes.