Electricity — Emissions in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
Least Developed Countries (LDCs): Electricity — Emissions was 0.0274 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
In 2023, electricity — emissions in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) stood at 0.0274 kt. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 62.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity — emissions in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) peaked at 0.0274 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0032 kt, in 1991.
That places Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 28th out of 34 groups with data for 2023, putting it 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 | 0.0042 kt | 0.0032 kt | 0.0052 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0067 kt | 0.0038 kt | 0.012 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0177 kt | 0.0081 kt | 0.0257 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0262 kt | 0.0244 kt | 0.0274 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
- 25 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.0246 kt compare
- 26 United Arab Emirates 0.0232 kt compare
- 27 Japan 0.0226 kt compare
- 28 Chile 0.0215 kt compare
- 29 China, Taiwan Province of 0.0212 kt compare
- 30 Ecuador 0.0198 kt compare
- 31 Algeria 0.0193 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 0.0274 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 0.0274 kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest electricity — emissions recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0032 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 62.1%. 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 (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.