Emissions from crops — Emissions per capita in Southern Asia
Southern Asia: Emissions from crops — Emissions per capita was 0.19 t CO2eq/cap in 2023. ▼ Falling
Emissions from crops — Emissions per capita in Southern Asia, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t CO2eq/cap.
Analysis
Southern Asia recorded 0.19 t CO2eq/cap for emissions from crops — emissions per capita in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, emissions from crops — emissions per capita in Southern Asia peaked at 0.22 t CO2eq/cap in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.18 t CO2eq/cap, in 2015.
That places Southern Asia 10th out of 41 regions with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.211 t CO2eq/cap | 0.21 t CO2eq/cap | 0.22 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.193 t CO2eq/cap | 0.19 t CO2eq/cap | 0.2 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.185 t CO2eq/cap | 0.18 t CO2eq/cap | 0.19 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.19 t CO2eq/cap | 0.19 t CO2eq/cap | 0.19 t CO2eq/cap | 4 |
Countries ranked near Southern Asia
- 7 Australia and New Zealand 0.59 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 8 Myanmar 0.58 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 9 Guinea 0.56 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 10 Canada 0.55 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 11 Philippines 0.44 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 12 Turkmenistan 0.42 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 13 New Zealand 0.41 t CO2eq/cap compare
More climate change data for Southern Asia
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 933,596 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 178,099 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 755,497 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 672.07 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 26,982 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 403,904 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 246,070 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 157,834 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 928.57 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 5,637 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is emissions from crops — emissions per capita in Southern Asia?
- Emissions from crops — emissions per capita in Southern Asia was 0.19 t CO2eq/cap in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest emissions from crops — emissions per capita recorded in Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.22 t CO2eq/cap in 1990.
- What is the lowest emissions from crops — emissions per capita recorded in Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.18 t CO2eq/cap in 2015.
- How does Southern Asia rank for emissions from crops — emissions per capita?
- Southern Asia ranks 10th out of 41 regions with data for 2023.
- Is emissions from crops — emissions per capita rising or falling in Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Southern Asia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Emissions from crops — Emissions per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.