Energy — Emissions Share in Southern Asia

Southern Asia: Energy — Emissions Share was 12.98 % in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
12.98 %
Change on year
up 2.6%
Rank
5th
of 34 groups
All-time high
13.11 %
in 2018
All-time low
7.26 %
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Energy — Emissions Share in Southern Asia, 1990–2023

0510151990200620231990: 7.3 %1991: 7.3 %1992: 7.3 %1993: 7.4 %1994: 7.4 %1995: 7.6 %1996: 7.8 %1997: 7.8 %1998: 7.9 %1999: 8 %2000: 8.1 %2001: 8 %2002: 8.2 %2003: 8.1 %2004: 8.2 %2005: 8.2 %2006: 8.5 %2007: 9.1 %2008: 9.4 %2009: 9.9 %2010: 10.7 %2011: 11.3 %2012: 12.2 %2013: 12.5 %2014: 12.8 %2015: 12.8 %2016: 12.7 %2017: 12.9 %2018: 13.1 %2019: 12.5 %2020: 11.4 %2021: 12.1 %2022: 12.7 %2023: 13 %

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for energy — emissions share in Southern Asia is 12.98 %, measured in 2023.

The figure is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, energy — emissions share in Southern Asia peaked at 13.11 % in 2018 and was at its lowest, 7.26 %, in 1990.

Southern Asia ranks 5th 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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 7.59 % 7.26 % 8.04 % 10
2000s 8.57 % 7.99 % 9.87 % 10
2010s 12.35 % 10.66 % 13.11 % 10
2020s 12.29 % 11.44 % 12.98 % 4

Countries ranked near Southern Asia

  1. 2 Brunei Darussalam 77.28 % compare
  2. 3 Palau 49.53 % compare
  3. 4 Maldives 42.47 % compare
  4. 5 Netherlands Antilles (former) 41.77 % compare
  5. 6 Seychelles 41.2 % compare
  6. 7 China, Macao SAR 37.52 % compare
  7. 8 Anguilla 37.5 % compare
  8. 8 Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha 37.5 % compare

See the full ranking of 239 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is energy — emissions share in Southern Asia?
Energy — emissions share in Southern Asia was 12.98 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest energy — emissions share recorded in Southern Asia?
The highest recorded value was 13.11 % in 2018.
What is the lowest energy — emissions share recorded in Southern Asia?
The lowest recorded value was 7.26 % in 1990.
How does Southern Asia rank for energy — emissions share?
Southern Asia ranks 5th out of 34 groups with data for 2023.
Is energy — emissions share rising or falling in Southern Asia?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Southern Asia data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Energy — Emissions Share (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Energy — Emissions Share (N2O)
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
239 places, 7,907 data points, 1990–2023
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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.