Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions per area of agricultural in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
Least Developed Countries (LDCs): Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions per area of agricultural was 2.32 t CO2eq/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions per area of agricultural in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t CO2eq/ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for emissions on agricultural land — emissions per area of agricultural in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) is 2.32 t CO2eq/ha, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 21.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, emissions on agricultural land — emissions per area of agricultural in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) peaked at 2.96 t CO2eq/ha in 2015 and was at its lowest, 2.19 t CO2eq/ha, in 1991.
Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 15th of 20 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 on agricultural land — Emissions per area of agricultural in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), year by year
| Year | t CO2eq/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.2 t CO2eq/ha | — |
| 1991 | 2.19 t CO2eq/ha | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 2.21 t CO2eq/ha | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 2.26 t CO2eq/ha | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 2.26 t CO2eq/ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 2.27 t CO2eq/ha | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 2.22 t CO2eq/ha | -2.2% |
| 1997 | 2.23 t CO2eq/ha | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 2.3 t CO2eq/ha | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 2.28 t CO2eq/ha | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 2.25 t CO2eq/ha | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 2.28 t CO2eq/ha | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 2.33 t CO2eq/ha | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 2.41 t CO2eq/ha | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 2.42 t CO2eq/ha | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 2.44 t CO2eq/ha | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 2.41 t CO2eq/ha | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 2.45 t CO2eq/ha | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 2.46 t CO2eq/ha | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 2.45 t CO2eq/ha | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 2.49 t CO2eq/ha | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 2.93 t CO2eq/ha | +17.7% |
| 2012 | 2.94 t CO2eq/ha | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 2.94 t CO2eq/ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 2.94 t CO2eq/ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2.96 t CO2eq/ha | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 2.36 t CO2eq/ha | -20.3% |
| 2017 | 2.36 t CO2eq/ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2.32 t CO2eq/ha | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 2.35 t CO2eq/ha | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 2.38 t CO2eq/ha | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 2.32 t CO2eq/ha | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 2.31 t CO2eq/ha | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 2.32 t CO2eq/ha | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.24 t CO2eq/ha | 2.19 t CO2eq/ha | 2.3 t CO2eq/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.39 t CO2eq/ha | 2.25 t CO2eq/ha | 2.46 t CO2eq/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.66 t CO2eq/ha | 2.32 t CO2eq/ha | 2.96 t CO2eq/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.33 t CO2eq/ha | 2.31 t CO2eq/ha | 2.38 t CO2eq/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
- 12 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 2.75 t CO2eq/ha compare
- 12 Cambodia 16.14 t CO2eq/ha compare
- 13 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 2.59 t CO2eq/ha compare
- 13 United Arab Emirates 13.56 t CO2eq/ha compare
- 14 Norway 12.68 t CO2eq/ha compare
- 15 China, Hong Kong SAR 12.63 t CO2eq/ha compare
- 16 Bangladesh 12.45 t CO2eq/ha compare
- 16 Türkiye 1.88 t CO2eq/ha compare
- 17 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 1.85 t CO2eq/ha compare
- 17 Liberia 12.24 t CO2eq/ha compare
- 18 Indonesia 11.94 t CO2eq/ha compare
- 18 Micronesia 1.32 t CO2eq/ha compare
More climate change data for Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 4.70 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 708,280 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 216,438 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 491,841 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 816.75 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 17,566 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 179,120 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 48,410 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 130,710 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 182.68 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is emissions on agricultural land — emissions per area of agricultural in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Emissions on agricultural land — emissions per area of agricultural in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) was 2.32 t CO2eq/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest emissions on agricultural land — emissions per area of agricultural recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 2.96 t CO2eq/ha in 2015.
- What is the lowest emissions on agricultural land — emissions per area of agricultural recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.19 t CO2eq/ha in 1991.
- How does Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank for emissions on agricultural land — emissions per area of agricultural?
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 15th out of 20 groups with data for 2023.
- Is emissions on agricultural land — emissions per area of agricultural rising or falling in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions per area of agricultural land. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.