Emissions from livestock — Emissions Share (N2O) (Share N2O) in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)

Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs): Emissions from livestock — Emissions Share (N2O) (Share N2O) was 53.25 % in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
53.25 %
Change on year
up 0.8%
Rank
11th
of 32 groups
All-time high
53.25 %
in 2023
All-time low
40.1 %
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Emissions from livestock — Emissions Share in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs), 1990–2023

02040601990200620231990: 40.1 %1991: 40.4 %1992: 40.7 %1993: 40.5 %1994: 41.1 %1995: 41.1 %1996: 45.6 %1997: 46.9 %1998: 44.5 %1999: 46.1 %2000: 46.6 %2001: 45 %2002: 44.9 %2003: 42.6 %2004: 42.5 %2005: 42.2 %2006: 44.2 %2007: 44.3 %2008: 45.2 %2009: 46.2 %2010: 44.4 %2011: 44.8 %2012: 46.4 %2013: 47.3 %2014: 48.4 %2015: 48.5 %2016: 48.4 %2017: 49 %2018: 49.9 %2019: 51 %2020: 50.6 %2021: 51 %2022: 52.8 %2023: 53.2 %

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2023, emissions from livestock — emissions share in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) stood at 53.25 %. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 12.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, emissions from livestock — emissions share in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) peaked at 53.25 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 40.1 %, in 1990.

Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ranks 11th of 32 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Emissions from livestock — Emissions Share (N2O) (Share N2O) in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs), year by year

Annual values for Emissions from livestock — Emissions Share (N2O) in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs), 1990 to 2023.
Year % Change
1990 40.1 % —
1991 40.38 % +0.7%
1992 40.68 % +0.7%
1993 40.52 % -0.4%
1994 41.13 % +1.5%
1995 41.14 % +0.0%
1996 45.59 % +10.8%
1997 46.87 % +2.8%
1998 44.45 % -5.2%
1999 46.1 % +3.7%
2000 46.59 % +1.1%
2001 45 % -3.4%
2002 44.88 % -0.3%
2003 42.64 % -5.0%
2004 42.53 % -0.3%
2005 42.25 % -0.7%
2006 44.2 % +4.6%
2007 44.29 % +0.2%
2008 45.19 % +2.0%
2009 46.17 % +2.2%
2010 44.4 % -3.8%
2011 44.83 % +1.0%
2012 46.39 % +3.5%
2013 47.31 % +2.0%
2014 48.44 % +2.4%
2015 48.46 % +0.0%
2016 48.42 % -0.1%
2017 49.04 % +1.3%
2018 49.93 % +1.8%
2019 51 % +2.1%
2020 50.59 % -0.8%
2021 50.96 % +0.7%
2022 52.81 % +3.6%
2023 53.25 % +0.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 42.7 % 40.1 % 46.87 % 10
2000s 44.37 % 42.25 % 46.59 % 10
2010s 47.82 % 44.4 % 51 % 10
2020s 51.9 % 50.59 % 53.25 % 4

Countries ranked near Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)

  1. 8 Tuvalu 88.24 % compare
  2. 9 Tokelau 87.5 % compare
  3. 10 Djibouti 84.78 % compare
  4. 11 Vanuatu 84.69 % compare
  5. 12 Timor-Leste 83.21 % compare
  6. 12 East Timor 83.21 % compare
  7. 14 Kenya 82.87 % compare

See the full ranking of 245 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is emissions from livestock — emissions share in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
Emissions from livestock — emissions share in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) was 53.25 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest emissions from livestock — emissions share recorded in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
The highest recorded value was 53.25 % in 2023.
What is the lowest emissions from livestock — emissions share recorded in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
The lowest recorded value was 40.1 % in 1990.
How does Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) rank for emissions from livestock — emissions share?
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ranks 11th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
Is emissions from livestock — emissions share rising or falling in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Emissions from livestock — Emissions Share (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Emissions from livestock — Emissions Share (N2O)
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
245 places, 8,121 data points, 1990–2023
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