Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Palestine
Palestine: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change was 1.42 million tonnes in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
1.42 million tonnes
Change on year
up 2.7%
World rank
167th
of 197 countries
All-time high
2.82 million tonnes
in 1992
All-time low
-2.19 million tonnes
in 1913
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Palestine, 1850–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Palestine recorded 1.42 million tonnes for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 1,145.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change in Palestine peaked at 2.82 million tonnes in 1992 and was at its lowest, -2.19 million tonnes, in 1913.
That places Palestine 167th 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.
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Palestine, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | -1,979 tonnes | — |
| 1851 | -5,020 tonnes | +153.7% |
| 1852 | -8,940 tonnes | +78.1% |
| 1853 | -13,593 tonnes | +52.0% |
| 1854 | -18,980 tonnes | +39.6% |
| 1855 | -25,025 tonnes | +31.9% |
| 1856 | -31,730 tonnes | +26.8% |
| 1857 | -39,095 tonnes | +23.2% |
| 1858 | -47,082 tonnes | +20.4% |
| 1859 | -55,729 tonnes | +18.4% |
| 1860 | -66,905 tonnes | +20.1% |
| 1861 | -80,315 tonnes | +20.0% |
| 1862 | -95,814 tonnes | +19.3% |
| 1863 | -113,291 tonnes | +18.2% |
| 1864 | -132,710 tonnes | +17.1% |
| 1865 | -153,961 tonnes | +16.0% |
| 1866 | -176,971 tonnes | +14.9% |
| 1867 | -201,667 tonnes | +14.0% |
| 1868 | -227,974 tonnes | +13.0% |
| 1869 | -255,820 tonnes | +12.2% |
| 1870 | -284,656 tonnes | +11.3% |
| 1871 | -314,701 tonnes | +10.6% |
| 1872 | -346,028 tonnes | +10.0% |
| 1873 | -378,638 tonnes | +9.4% |
| 1874 | -412,456 tonnes | +8.9% |
| 1875 | -447,411 tonnes | +8.5% |
| 1876 | -483,465 tonnes | +8.1% |
| 1877 | -520,581 tonnes | +7.7% |
| 1878 | -558,687 tonnes | +7.3% |
| 1879 | -597,745 tonnes | +7.0% |
| 1880 | -636,510 tonnes | +6.5% |
| 1881 | -675,458 tonnes | +6.1% |
| 1882 | -714,773 tonnes | +5.8% |
| 1883 | -754,528 tonnes | +5.6% |
| 1884 | -794,795 tonnes | +5.3% |
| 1885 | -835,612 tonnes | +5.1% |
| 1886 | -876,978 tonnes | +5.0% |
| 1887 | -918,895 tonnes | +4.8% |
| 1888 | -961,360 tonnes | +4.6% |
| 1889 | -1.00 million tonnes | +4.5% |
| 1890 | -1.05 million tonnes | +4.6% |
| 1891 | -1.10 million tonnes | +4.6% |
| 1892 | -1.15 million tonnes | +4.6% |
| 1893 | -1.20 million tonnes | +4.5% |
| 1894 | -1.25 million tonnes | +4.4% |
| 1895 | -1.31 million tonnes | +4.4% |
| 1896 | -1.36 million tonnes | +4.3% |
| 1897 | -1.42 million tonnes | +4.2% |
| 1898 | -1.48 million tonnes | +4.1% |
| 1899 | -1.54 million tonnes | +4.0% |
| 1900 | -1.60 million tonnes | +3.7% |
| 1901 | -1.65 million tonnes | +3.6% |
| 1902 | -1.71 million tonnes | +3.4% |
| 1903 | -1.77 million tonnes | +3.3% |
| 1904 | -1.82 million tonnes | +3.2% |
| 1905 | -1.88 million tonnes | +3.1% |
| 1906 | -1.94 million tonnes | +3.0% |
| 1907 | -1.99 million tonnes | +3.0% |
| 1908 | -2.05 million tonnes | +2.9% |
| 1909 | -2.11 million tonnes | +2.8% |
| 1910 | -2.15 million tonnes | +1.7% |
| 1911 | -2.17 million tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1912 | -2.18 million tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1913 | -2.19 million tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1914 | -2.18 million tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1915 | -2.18 million tonnes | -0.3% |
| 1916 | -2.17 million tonnes | -0.5% |
| 1917 | -2.15 million tonnes | -0.7% |
| 1918 | -2.14 million tonnes | -0.8% |
| 1919 | -2.11 million tonnes | -1.0% |
| 1920 | -2.09 million tonnes | -1.1% |
| 1921 | -2.07 million tonnes | -1.2% |
| 1922 | -2.04 million tonnes | -1.4% |
| 1923 | -2.00 million tonnes | -1.6% |
| 1924 | -1.97 million tonnes | -1.7% |
| 1925 | -1.93 million tonnes | -1.9% |
| 1926 | -1.89 million tonnes | -2.0% |
| 1927 | -1.85 million tonnes | -2.2% |
| 1928 | -1.81 million tonnes | -2.3% |
| 1929 | -1.76 million tonnes | -2.5% |
| 1930 | -1.72 million tonnes | -2.7% |
| 1931 | -1.66 million tonnes | -3.0% |
| 1932 | -1.61 million tonnes | -3.2% |
| 1933 | -1.56 million tonnes | -3.4% |
| 1934 | -1.50 million tonnes | -3.6% |
| 1935 | -1.44 million tonnes | -3.8% |
| 1936 | -1.39 million tonnes | -4.0% |
| 1937 | -1.33 million tonnes | -4.1% |
| 1938 | -1.27 million tonnes | -4.3% |
| 1939 | -1.22 million tonnes | -4.5% |
| 1940 | -1.17 million tonnes | -4.1% |
| 1941 | -1.12 million tonnes | -4.0% |
| 1942 | -1.08 million tonnes | -3.9% |
| 1943 | -1.03 million tonnes | -3.9% |
| 1944 | -995,179 tonnes | -3.8% |
| 1945 | -957,330 tonnes | -3.8% |
| 1946 | -921,459 tonnes | -3.7% |
| 1947 | -887,677 tonnes | -3.7% |
| 1948 | -856,204 tonnes | -3.5% |
| 1949 | -827,148 tonnes | -3.4% |
| 1950 | -676,851 tonnes | -18.2% |
| 1951 | -357,203 tonnes | -47.2% |
| 1952 | -75,368 tonnes | -78.9% |
| 1953 | 209,324 tonnes | -377.7% |
| 1954 | 469,652 tonnes | +124.4% |
| 1955 | 688,429 tonnes | +46.6% |
| 1956 | 868,918 tonnes | +26.2% |
| 1957 | 1.05 million tonnes | +20.7% |
| 1958 | 1.19 million tonnes | +13.5% |
| 1959 | 1.29 million tonnes | +8.6% |
| 1960 | 1.45 million tonnes | +12.4% |
| 1961 | 1.49 million tonnes | +2.7% |
| 1962 | 1.61 million tonnes | +7.9% |
| 1963 | 1.68 million tonnes | +4.1% |
| 1964 | 1.67 million tonnes | -0.4% |
| 1965 | 1.72 million tonnes | +3.3% |
| 1966 | 1.74 million tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1967 | 1.72 million tonnes | -1.0% |
| 1968 | 1.69 million tonnes | -1.9% |
| 1969 | 1.68 million tonnes | -0.2% |
| 1970 | 1.70 million tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1971 | 1.71 million tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1972 | 1.80 million tonnes | +5.0% |
| 1973 | 1.89 million tonnes | +5.1% |
| 1974 | 1.92 million tonnes | +1.7% |
| 1975 | 1.93 million tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 1.95 million tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 1.98 million tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 2.01 million tonnes | +1.7% |
| 1979 | 2.05 million tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 2.10 million tonnes | +2.6% |
| 1981 | 2.16 million tonnes | +2.9% |
| 1982 | 2.19 million tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 2.24 million tonnes | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 2.38 million tonnes | +6.0% |
| 1985 | 2.51 million tonnes | +5.4% |
| 1986 | 2.63 million tonnes | +4.9% |
| 1987 | 2.71 million tonnes | +3.1% |
| 1988 | 2.74 million tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 2.70 million tonnes | -1.3% |
| 1990 | 2.65 million tonnes | -2.2% |
| 1991 | 2.76 million tonnes | +4.5% |
| 1992 | 2.82 million tonnes | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 2.79 million tonnes | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 2.77 million tonnes | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 2.65 million tonnes | -4.3% |
| 1996 | 2.55 million tonnes | -3.9% |
| 1997 | 2.46 million tonnes | -3.7% |
| 1998 | 2.47 million tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 2.51 million tonnes | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 2.63 million tonnes | +4.7% |
| 2001 | 2.60 million tonnes | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 2.26 million tonnes | -12.8% |
| 2003 | 1.93 million tonnes | -14.8% |
| 2004 | 1.58 million tonnes | -18.0% |
| 2005 | 1.26 million tonnes | -20.4% |
| 2006 | 954,179 tonnes | -24.1% |
| 2007 | 677,876 tonnes | -29.0% |
| 2008 | 536,959 tonnes | -20.8% |
| 2009 | 317,486 tonnes | -40.9% |
| 2010 | 130,805 tonnes | -58.8% |
| 2011 | 56,938 tonnes | -56.5% |
| 2012 | 61,812 tonnes | +8.6% |
| 2013 | 59,760 tonnes | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 114,133 tonnes | +91.0% |
| 2015 | 93,872 tonnes | -17.8% |
| 2016 | 607,051 tonnes | +546.7% |
| 2017 | 1.00 million tonnes | +65.3% |
| 2018 | 1.19 million tonnes | +18.8% |
| 2019 | 1.29 million tonnes | +8.1% |
| 2020 | 1.31 million tonnes | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 1.33 million tonnes | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 1.35 million tonnes | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 1.38 million tonnes | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 1.42 million tonnes | +2.7% |
Palestine compared with similar countries
- Palestine's 1.42 million tonnes is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.89 billion tonnes, 0% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Palestine's 1.42 million tonnes is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 84.69 million tonnes, 2% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Palestine 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +546.7% | 93,872 tonnes | 607,051 tonnes |
| 1953 | +377.7% | -75,368 tonnes | 209,324 tonnes |
| 1851 | -153.7% | -1,979 tonnes | -5,020 tonnes |
| 1954 | +124.4% | 209,324 tonnes | 469,652 tonnes |
| 2014 | +91.0% | 59,760 tonnes | 114,133 tonnes |
| 1952 | +78.9% | -357,203 tonnes | -75,368 tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | -24,717 tonnes | -55,729 tonnes | -1,979 tonnes | 10 |
| 1860s | -150,543 tonnes | -255,820 tonnes | -66,905 tonnes | 10 |
| 1870s | -434,437 tonnes | -597,745 tonnes | -284,656 tonnes | 10 |
| 1880s | -817,329 tonnes | -1.00 million tonnes | -636,510 tonnes | 10 |
| 1890s | -1.29 million tonnes | -1.54 million tonnes | -1.05 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1900s | -1.85 million tonnes | -2.11 million tonnes | -1.60 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1910s | -2.16 million tonnes | -2.19 million tonnes | -2.11 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1920s | -1.94 million tonnes | -2.09 million tonnes | -1.76 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1930s | -1.47 million tonnes | -1.72 million tonnes | -1.22 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1940s | -984,297 tonnes | -1.17 million tonnes | -827,148 tonnes | 10 |
| 1950s | 465,962 tonnes | -676,851 tonnes | 1.29 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.64 million tonnes | 1.45 million tonnes | 1.74 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.89 million tonnes | 1.70 million tonnes | 2.05 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.44 million tonnes | 2.10 million tonnes | 2.74 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.64 million tonnes | 2.46 million tonnes | 2.82 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.47 million tonnes | 317,486 tonnes | 2.63 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 460,843 tonnes | 56,938 tonnes | 1.29 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.36 million tonnes | 1.31 million tonnes | 1.42 million tonnes | 5 |
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More climate change data for Palestine
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 9.43 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 443.79 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 181.84 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 261.95 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.6862 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 9.36 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 58.55 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 58.01 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 0.5404 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.2189 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change in Palestine?
- Cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change in Palestine was 1.42 million tonnes in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 2.82 million tonnes in 1992.
- What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.19 million tonnes in 1913.
- How does Palestine rank for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Palestine ranks 167th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,145.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Palestine data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.