Coal — Emissions in World
World: Coal — Emissions was 0.6454 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling
Coal — Emissions in World, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
The most recent figure for coal — emissions in World is 0.6454 kt, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and down 30.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, coal — emissions in World peaked at 1.55 kt in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.5989 kt, in 2002.
World ranks 1st of 23 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Coal — Emissions in World, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.5 kt | — |
| 1991 | 1.55 kt | +3.7% |
| 1992 | 0.8606 kt | -44.5% |
| 1993 | 0.8069 kt | -6.2% |
| 1994 | 0.8553 kt | +6.0% |
| 1995 | 0.9292 kt | +8.6% |
| 1996 | 0.9385 kt | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 0.9141 kt | -2.6% |
| 1998 | 0.8972 kt | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 0.8417 kt | -6.2% |
| 2000 | 0.713 kt | -15.3% |
| 2001 | 0.7125 kt | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.5989 kt | -15.9% |
| 2003 | 0.6658 kt | +11.2% |
| 2004 | 0.707 kt | +6.2% |
| 2005 | 0.7637 kt | +8.0% |
| 2006 | 0.7738 kt | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.799 kt | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 0.8598 kt | +7.6% |
| 2009 | 0.861 kt | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.864 kt | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.8829 kt | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 0.8858 kt | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.9296 kt | +4.9% |
| 2014 | 0.9441 kt | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 0.9822 kt | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 1.01 kt | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 1.04 kt | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 0.9298 kt | -10.9% |
| 2019 | 0.8455 kt | -9.1% |
| 2020 | 0.855 kt | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.6809 kt | -20.4% |
| 2022 | 0.6404 kt | -5.9% |
| 2023 | 0.6454 kt | +0.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Coal — Emissions in World 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | -44.5% | 1.55 kt | 0.8606 kt |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.01 kt | 0.8069 kt | 1.55 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7455 kt | 0.5989 kt | 0.861 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9314 kt | 0.8455 kt | 1.04 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7054 kt | 0.6404 kt | 0.855 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near World
- 1 China 0.5147 kt compare
- 1 China, mainland 0.5147 kt compare
- 2 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 0.014 kt compare
- 3 Viet Nam 0.0011 kt compare
- 3 OECD 0.0632 kt compare
- 4 Poland 0.0594 kt compare
- 4 Republic of Moldova 0.0002 kt compare
More climate change data for World
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 135.91 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 4.94 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1.27 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3.67 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 4,791 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 130,918 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1.64 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 957,726 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 685,096 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 3,614 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is coal — emissions in World?
- Coal — emissions in World was 0.6454 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest coal — emissions recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 1.55 kt in 1991.
- What is the lowest coal — emissions recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5989 kt in 2002.
- How does World rank for coal — emissions?
- World ranks 1st out of 23 groups with data for 2023.
- Is coal — emissions rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this World data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Coal — Emissions (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Energy use in agriculture contains data on energy used in agriculture (including forestry, aquaculture and fisheries), for instance to operate machinery, irrigate, heat stables, operate aquaculture ponds and fishing vessels, and related greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. It also includes on-farm use of, and related GHG emissions from, electricity and heat generated off-farm. Data are available by country and regional groups with global coverage and are updated annually.