Electricity — Emissions in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
Least Developed Countries (LDCs): Electricity — Emissions was 2,073 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 2,073 kt for electricity — emissions in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 67.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity — emissions in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) peaked at 2,077 kt in 2022 and was at its lowest, 146.62 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 | 250.2 kt | 146.62 kt | 350.18 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 468.39 kt | 242.31 kt | 838.3 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,294 kt | 397.07 kt | 1,964 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,010 kt | 1,882 kt | 2,077 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
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 2,073 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 2,077 kt in 2022.
- What is the lowest electricity — emissions recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 146.62 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 67.9%. 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 (CO2). 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.