Energy — Emissions Share in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
Least Developed Countries (LDCs): Energy — Emissions Share was 31.47 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Energy — Emissions Share in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for energy — emissions share in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) is 31.47 %, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 106.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, energy — emissions share in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) peaked at 31.47 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 7.68 %, in 1990.
Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 31st of 34 groups on this measure, in the bottom 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 | 8.84 % | 7.68 % | 10.67 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.06 % | 10.98 % | 17.36 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.63 % | 14.35 % | 26.95 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.76 % | 26.41 % | 31.47 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
- 28 Australia and New Zealand 100.99 % compare
- 29 Australia 100.09 % compare
- 30 Marshall Islands 100 % compare
- 30 Niue 100 % compare
- 32 Anguilla 99.98 % compare
- 33 Nauru 99.97 % compare
- 34 Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha 99.96 % compare
More climate change data for Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 708,280 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO 216,438 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO 491,841 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 816.75 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 17,566 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 179,120 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 48,410 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 130,710 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 182.68 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 4,668 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is energy — emissions share in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Energy — emissions share in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) was 31.47 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest energy — emissions share recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 31.47 % in 2023.
- What is the lowest energy — emissions share recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.68 % in 1990.
- How does Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank for energy — emissions share?
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 31st out of 34 groups with data for 2023.
- Is energy — emissions share rising or falling in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 106.2%. 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 Energy — Emissions Share (CO2). 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.