Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions per capita in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs): Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions per capita was 1.54 t CO2eq/cap in 2023. ▼ Falling
Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions per capita in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t CO2eq/cap.
Analysis
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) recorded 1.54 t CO2eq/cap for emissions on agricultural land — emissions per capita in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 36.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, emissions on agricultural land — emissions per capita in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) peaked at 3.36 t CO2eq/cap in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1.54 t CO2eq/cap, in 2023.
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) ranks 10th of 31 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions per capita in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), year by year
| Year | t CO2eq/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3.36 t CO2eq/cap | — |
| 1991 | 3.27 t CO2eq/cap | -2.7% |
| 1992 | 3.07 t CO2eq/cap | -6.1% |
| 1993 | 2.98 t CO2eq/cap | -2.9% |
| 1994 | 2.91 t CO2eq/cap | -2.3% |
| 1995 | 2.85 t CO2eq/cap | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 2.75 t CO2eq/cap | -3.5% |
| 1997 | 2.72 t CO2eq/cap | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 2.73 t CO2eq/cap | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 2.66 t CO2eq/cap | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 2.58 t CO2eq/cap | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 2.52 t CO2eq/cap | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 2.52 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 2.53 t CO2eq/cap | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 2.47 t CO2eq/cap | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 2.47 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 2.39 t CO2eq/cap | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 2.39 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 2.35 t CO2eq/cap | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 2.28 t CO2eq/cap | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 2.27 t CO2eq/cap | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 2.54 t CO2eq/cap | +11.9% |
| 2012 | 2.5 t CO2eq/cap | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 2.44 t CO2eq/cap | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 2.39 t CO2eq/cap | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 2.36 t CO2eq/cap | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 1.9 t CO2eq/cap | -19.5% |
| 2017 | 1.85 t CO2eq/cap | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 1.82 t CO2eq/cap | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 1.8 t CO2eq/cap | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 1.78 t CO2eq/cap | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 1.61 t CO2eq/cap | -9.6% |
| 2022 | 1.57 t CO2eq/cap | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 1.54 t CO2eq/cap | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.93 t CO2eq/cap | 2.66 t CO2eq/cap | 3.36 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.45 t CO2eq/cap | 2.28 t CO2eq/cap | 2.58 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.19 t CO2eq/cap | 1.8 t CO2eq/cap | 2.54 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.62 t CO2eq/cap | 1.54 t CO2eq/cap | 1.78 t CO2eq/cap | 4 |
Countries ranked near Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
- 7 Brazil 8.83 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 7 Democratic Republic of the Congo 1.95 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 8 New Zealand 8.68 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 9 Uruguay 8.66 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 10 Timor-Leste 0.98 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 10 Australia and New Zealand 8.65 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 11 Australia 8.64 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 11 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 0.96 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 12 Belarus 7.68 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 13 Ireland 6.81 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 13 Viet Nam 0.88 t CO2eq/cap compare
More climate change data for Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 4.42 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 695,675 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 220,340 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 475,335 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 831.47 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 16,976 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 79,460 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 40,176 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 39,284 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 151.61 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is emissions on agricultural land — emissions per capita in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- Emissions on agricultural land — emissions per capita in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) was 1.54 t CO2eq/cap in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest emissions on agricultural land — emissions per capita recorded in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 3.36 t CO2eq/cap in 1990.
- What is the lowest emissions on agricultural land — emissions per capita recorded in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.54 t CO2eq/cap in 2023.
- How does Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) rank for emissions on agricultural land — emissions per capita?
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) ranks 10th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
- Is emissions on agricultural land — emissions per capita rising or falling in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 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 capita. 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.