Farm gate — Emissions per area of agricultural land in Southern Europe
Southern Europe: Farm gate — Emissions per area of agricultural land was 2.28 t CO2eq/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Farm gate — Emissions per area of agricultural land in Southern Europe, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t CO2eq/ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for farm gate — emissions per area of agricultural land in Southern Europe is 2.28 t CO2eq/ha, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, farm gate — emissions per area of agricultural land in Southern Europe peaked at 2.39 t CO2eq/ha in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.05 t CO2eq/ha, in 1993.
Southern Europe ranks 7th of 31 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Farm gate — Emissions per area of agricultural land in Southern Europe, year by year
| Year | t CO2eq/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.12 t CO2eq/ha | — |
| 1991 | 2.08 t CO2eq/ha | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 2.06 t CO2eq/ha | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 2.05 t CO2eq/ha | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 2.07 t CO2eq/ha | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 2.09 t CO2eq/ha | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 2.12 t CO2eq/ha | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 2.14 t CO2eq/ha | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 2.15 t CO2eq/ha | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 2.17 t CO2eq/ha | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 2.23 t CO2eq/ha | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 2.16 t CO2eq/ha | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 2.19 t CO2eq/ha | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 2.24 t CO2eq/ha | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 2.29 t CO2eq/ha | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 2.23 t CO2eq/ha | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 2.3 t CO2eq/ha | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 2.37 t CO2eq/ha | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 2.24 t CO2eq/ha | -5.5% |
| 2009 | 2.21 t CO2eq/ha | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 2.18 t CO2eq/ha | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 2.18 t CO2eq/ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 2.18 t CO2eq/ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2.2 t CO2eq/ha | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 2.26 t CO2eq/ha | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 2.29 t CO2eq/ha | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 2.33 t CO2eq/ha | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 2.35 t CO2eq/ha | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 2.32 t CO2eq/ha | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 2.28 t CO2eq/ha | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 2.39 t CO2eq/ha | +4.8% |
| 2021 | 2.33 t CO2eq/ha | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 2.25 t CO2eq/ha | -3.4% |
| 2023 | 2.28 t CO2eq/ha | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.1 t CO2eq/ha | 2.05 t CO2eq/ha | 2.17 t CO2eq/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.25 t CO2eq/ha | 2.16 t CO2eq/ha | 2.37 t CO2eq/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.26 t CO2eq/ha | 2.18 t CO2eq/ha | 2.35 t CO2eq/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.31 t CO2eq/ha | 2.25 t CO2eq/ha | 2.39 t CO2eq/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Southern Europe
- 4 Lao People's Democratic Republic 5.46 t CO2eq/ha compare
- 4 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 19.38 t CO2eq/ha compare
- 5 Malta 19.09 t CO2eq/ha compare
- 6 Republic of Korea 18.24 t CO2eq/ha compare
- 6 Timor-Leste 3.29 t CO2eq/ha compare
- 7 Papua New Guinea 17.91 t CO2eq/ha compare
- 7 Polynesia 2.84 t CO2eq/ha compare
- 8 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 2.45 t CO2eq/ha compare
- 8 United Arab Emirates 13.56 t CO2eq/ha compare
- 9 China, Hong Kong SAR 12.63 t CO2eq/ha compare
- 10 Norway 12.32 t CO2eq/ha compare
- 10 United Republic of Tanzania 2.06 t CO2eq/ha compare
More climate change data for Southern Europe
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 85,169 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 19,644 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 65,525 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 74.13 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 2,340 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 25,694 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 19,773 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 5,921 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 74.62 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 211.47 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is farm gate — emissions per area of agricultural land in Southern Europe?
- Farm gate — emissions per area of agricultural land in Southern Europe was 2.28 t CO2eq/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest farm gate — emissions per area of agricultural land recorded in Southern Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 2.39 t CO2eq/ha in 2020.
- What is the lowest farm gate — emissions per area of agricultural land recorded in Southern Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.05 t CO2eq/ha in 1993.
- How does Southern Europe rank for farm gate — emissions per area of agricultural land?
- Southern Europe ranks 7th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
- Is farm gate — emissions per area of agricultural land rising or falling in Southern Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Southern Europe data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Farm gate — Emissions per area of agricultural land. 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.