Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions per value of agricultural in Southern Asia
Southern Asia: Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions per value of agricultural was 2.15 kg CO2eq/Int$ in 2023. ▼ Falling
Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions per value of agricultural in Southern Asia, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg CO2eq/Int$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for emissions on agricultural land — emissions per value of agricultural in Southern Asia is 2.15 kg CO2eq/Int$, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, emissions on agricultural land — emissions per value of agricultural in Southern Asia peaked at 3.56 kg CO2eq/Int$ in 1990 and was at its lowest, 2.15 kg CO2eq/Int$, in 2023.
Southern Asia ranks 18th of 31 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions per value of agricultural in Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | kg CO2eq/Int$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3.56 kg CO2eq/Int$ | — |
| 1991 | 3.51 kg CO2eq/Int$ | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 3.47 kg CO2eq/Int$ | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 3.43 kg CO2eq/Int$ | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 3.39 kg CO2eq/Int$ | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 3.35 kg CO2eq/Int$ | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 3.28 kg CO2eq/Int$ | -2.1% |
| 1997 | 3.27 kg CO2eq/Int$ | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 3.21 kg CO2eq/Int$ | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 3.1 kg CO2eq/Int$ | -3.4% |
| 2000 | 3.09 kg CO2eq/Int$ | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 3.03 kg CO2eq/Int$ | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 3.11 kg CO2eq/Int$ | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 2.94 kg CO2eq/Int$ | -5.5% |
| 2004 | 2.99 kg CO2eq/Int$ | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 2.87 kg CO2eq/Int$ | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 2.91 kg CO2eq/Int$ | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 2.7 kg CO2eq/Int$ | -7.2% |
| 2008 | 2.8 kg CO2eq/Int$ | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 2.81 kg CO2eq/Int$ | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 2.64 kg CO2eq/Int$ | -6.0% |
| 2011 | 2.53 kg CO2eq/Int$ | -4.2% |
| 2012 | 2.49 kg CO2eq/Int$ | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 2.48 kg CO2eq/Int$ | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 2.44 kg CO2eq/Int$ | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 2.43 kg CO2eq/Int$ | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 2.4 kg CO2eq/Int$ | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 2.31 kg CO2eq/Int$ | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 2.29 kg CO2eq/Int$ | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 2.29 kg CO2eq/Int$ | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2.26 kg CO2eq/Int$ | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 2.22 kg CO2eq/Int$ | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 2.21 kg CO2eq/Int$ | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 2.15 kg CO2eq/Int$ | -2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.36 kg CO2eq/Int$ | 3.1 kg CO2eq/Int$ | 3.56 kg CO2eq/Int$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.92 kg CO2eq/Int$ | 2.7 kg CO2eq/Int$ | 3.11 kg CO2eq/Int$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.43 kg CO2eq/Int$ | 2.29 kg CO2eq/Int$ | 2.64 kg CO2eq/Int$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.21 kg CO2eq/Int$ | 2.15 kg CO2eq/Int$ | 2.26 kg CO2eq/Int$ | 4 |
Countries ranked near Southern Asia
- 15 Mozambique 13.04 kg CO2eq/Int$ compare
- 15 Viet Nam 1.6 kg CO2eq/Int$ compare
- 16 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 1.35 kg CO2eq/Int$ compare
- 16 Somalia 12.77 kg CO2eq/Int$ compare
- 17 Madagascar 12.76 kg CO2eq/Int$ compare
- 17 Micronesia 1.21 kg CO2eq/Int$ compare
- 18 Gambia 12.01 kg CO2eq/Int$ compare
- 18 Syrian Arab Republic 0.96 kg CO2eq/Int$ compare
- 19 Iceland 11.17 kg CO2eq/Int$ compare
- 19 Türkiye 0.9 kg CO2eq/Int$ compare
- 20 Mauritania 11.15 kg CO2eq/Int$ compare
- 20 Republic of Moldova 0.86 kg CO2eq/Int$ compare
- 21 Cambodia 10.78 kg CO2eq/Int$ compare
More climate change data for Southern Asia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 38.40 billion kg (2050)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is emissions on agricultural land — emissions per value of agricultural in Southern Asia?
- Emissions on agricultural land — emissions per value of agricultural in Southern Asia was 2.15 kg CO2eq/Int$ in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest emissions on agricultural land — emissions per value of agricultural recorded in Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.56 kg CO2eq/Int$ in 1990.
- What is the lowest emissions on agricultural land — emissions per value of agricultural recorded in Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.15 kg CO2eq/Int$ in 2023.
- How does Southern Asia rank for emissions on agricultural land — emissions per value of agricultural?
- Southern Asia ranks 18th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
- Is emissions on agricultural land — emissions per value of agricultural rising or falling in Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.3%. 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 on agricultural land — Emissions per value of agricultural production. 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.