Energy — Emissions per capita in Eastern Asia
Eastern Asia: Energy — Emissions per capita was 8.38 t CO2eq/cap in 2023. ▲ Rising
Energy — Emissions per capita in Eastern Asia, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t CO2eq/cap.
Analysis
The most recent figure for energy — emissions per capita in Eastern Asia is 8.38 t CO2eq/cap, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, energy — emissions per capita in Eastern Asia peaked at 8.38 t CO2eq/cap in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3.2 t CO2eq/cap, in 1990.
Eastern Asia ranks 6th of 34 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.53 t CO2eq/cap | 3.2 t CO2eq/cap | 3.8 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.05 t CO2eq/cap | 3.85 t CO2eq/cap | 6.27 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.41 t CO2eq/cap | 6.8 t CO2eq/cap | 7.79 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.07 t CO2eq/cap | 7.75 t CO2eq/cap | 8.38 t CO2eq/cap | 4 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Asia
- 3 Kuwait 29.73 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 4 Brunei Darussalam 28.83 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 5 United Arab Emirates 26.46 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 6 Trinidad and Tobago 22.87 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 7 Saudi Arabia 21.83 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 8 Oman 19.65 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 9 Mongolia 19.13 t CO2eq/cap compare
More climate change data for Eastern Asia
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 650,555 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO 205,086 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO 445,468 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 773.91 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 15,910 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 363,511 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 206,758 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 156,753 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 780.22 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 5,598 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is energy — emissions per capita in Eastern Asia?
- Energy — emissions per capita in Eastern Asia was 8.38 t CO2eq/cap in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest energy — emissions per capita recorded in Eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 8.38 t CO2eq/cap in 2023.
- What is the lowest energy — emissions per capita recorded in Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.2 t CO2eq/cap in 1990.
- How does Eastern Asia rank for energy — emissions per capita?
- Eastern Asia ranks 6th out of 34 groups with data for 2023.
- Is energy — emissions per capita rising or falling in Eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eastern Asia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Energy — 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.