Electricity — Emissions in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
Least Developed Countries (LDCs): Electricity — Emissions was 5.21 kt in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Electricity — Emissions in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Least Developed Countries (LDCs) recorded 5.21 kt for electricity — emissions in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 63.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity — emissions in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) peaked at 5.21 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.5929 kt, in 1991.
Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 28th of 34 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7737 kt | 0.5929 kt | 0.9739 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.26 kt | 0.7263 kt | 2.24 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.34 kt | 1.54 kt | 4.87 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.97 kt | 4.64 kt | 5.21 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
- 25 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 4.61 kt compare
- 26 United Arab Emirates 4.36 kt compare
- 27 Japan 4.24 kt compare
- 28 Chile 4.01 kt compare
- 29 China, Taiwan Province of 3.91 kt compare
- 30 Ecuador 3.71 kt compare
- 31 Algeria 3.6 kt compare
More climate change data for Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
- Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass 43,859 million t (2025)
- Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) — FAO TIER 1 10,792 kt (2025)
- Forestland — Area — FAO TIER 1 554,231 1000 ha (2025)
- Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest) 678,495 kt (2025)
- Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) 667,703 kt (2025)
- Net Forest conversion — Area — FAO TIER 1 3,463 1000 ha (2025)
- Carbon stock change in forests — Area — FAO TIER 1 557,694 1000 ha (2025)
- Savanna fires — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) 1.15 billion t (2024)
- Other forest — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 33.99 kt (2024)
- Savanna fires — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 242.16 kt (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity — emissions in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Electricity — emissions in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) was 5.21 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest electricity — emissions recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 5.21 kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest electricity — emissions recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5929 kt in 1991.
- How does Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank for electricity — emissions?
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 28th out of 34 groups with data for 2023.
- Is electricity — emissions rising or falling in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 63.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Least Developed Countries (LDCs) data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Electricity — Emissions (CH4). 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.