IPCC Agriculture — Emissions per area of agricultural land in Europe

Europe: IPCC Agriculture — Emissions per area of agricultural land was 1.3 t CO2eq/ha in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
1.3 t CO2eq/ha
Change on year
down 0.8%
Rank
13th
of 31 groups
All-time high
1.84 t CO2eq/ha
in 1992
All-time low
1.3 t CO2eq/ha
in 2023
Years of data
34
1990–2023

IPCC Agriculture — Emissions per area of agricultural land in Europe, 1990–2023

00.511.521990200620231990: 1.4 t CO2eq/ha1991: 1.4 t CO2eq/ha1992: 1.8 t CO2eq/ha1993: 1.8 t CO2eq/ha1994: 1.7 t CO2eq/ha1995: 1.7 t CO2eq/ha1996: 1.6 t CO2eq/ha1997: 1.6 t CO2eq/ha1998: 1.5 t CO2eq/ha1999: 1.5 t CO2eq/ha2000: 1.5 t CO2eq/ha2001: 1.5 t CO2eq/ha2002: 1.5 t CO2eq/ha2003: 1.4 t CO2eq/ha2004: 1.4 t CO2eq/ha2005: 1.4 t CO2eq/ha2006: 1.4 t CO2eq/ha2007: 1.4 t CO2eq/ha2008: 1.4 t CO2eq/ha2009: 1.4 t CO2eq/ha2010: 1.4 t CO2eq/ha2011: 1.4 t CO2eq/ha2012: 1.4 t CO2eq/ha2013: 1.4 t CO2eq/ha2014: 1.4 t CO2eq/ha2015: 1.4 t CO2eq/ha2016: 1.4 t CO2eq/ha2017: 1.4 t CO2eq/ha2018: 1.4 t CO2eq/ha2019: 1.4 t CO2eq/ha2020: 1.4 t CO2eq/ha2021: 1.4 t CO2eq/ha2022: 1.3 t CO2eq/ha2023: 1.3 t CO2eq/ha

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t CO2eq/ha.

Analysis

Europe recorded 1.3 t CO2eq/ha for ipcc agriculture — emissions per area of agricultural land in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 5.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ipcc agriculture — emissions per area of agricultural land in Europe peaked at 1.84 t CO2eq/ha in 1992 and was at its lowest, 1.3 t CO2eq/ha, in 2023.

Europe ranks 13th 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.

IPCC Agriculture — Emissions per area of agricultural land in Europe, year by year

Annual values for IPCC Agriculture — Emissions per area of agricultural land in Europe, 1990 to 2023.
Year t CO2eq/ha Change
1990 1.44 t CO2eq/ha
1991 1.39 t CO2eq/ha -3.5%
1992 1.84 t CO2eq/ha +32.4%
1993 1.79 t CO2eq/ha -2.7%
1994 1.73 t CO2eq/ha -3.4%
1995 1.67 t CO2eq/ha -3.5%
1996 1.64 t CO2eq/ha -1.8%
1997 1.58 t CO2eq/ha -3.7%
1998 1.53 t CO2eq/ha -3.2%
1999 1.5 t CO2eq/ha -2.0%
2000 1.48 t CO2eq/ha -1.3%
2001 1.46 t CO2eq/ha -1.4%
2002 1.46 t CO2eq/ha +0.0%
2003 1.45 t CO2eq/ha -0.7%
2004 1.42 t CO2eq/ha -2.1%
2005 1.39 t CO2eq/ha -2.1%
2006 1.38 t CO2eq/ha -0.7%
2007 1.4 t CO2eq/ha +1.4%
2008 1.4 t CO2eq/ha +0.0%
2009 1.37 t CO2eq/ha -2.1%
2010 1.37 t CO2eq/ha +0.0%
2011 1.36 t CO2eq/ha -0.7%
2012 1.36 t CO2eq/ha +0.0%
2013 1.37 t CO2eq/ha +0.7%
2014 1.4 t CO2eq/ha +2.2%
2015 1.39 t CO2eq/ha -0.7%
2016 1.4 t CO2eq/ha +0.7%
2017 1.4 t CO2eq/ha +0.0%
2018 1.37 t CO2eq/ha -2.1%
2019 1.36 t CO2eq/ha -0.7%
2020 1.37 t CO2eq/ha +0.7%
2021 1.35 t CO2eq/ha -1.5%
2022 1.31 t CO2eq/ha -3.0%
2023 1.3 t CO2eq/ha -0.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.61 t CO2eq/ha 1.39 t CO2eq/ha 1.84 t CO2eq/ha 10
2000s 1.42 t CO2eq/ha 1.37 t CO2eq/ha 1.48 t CO2eq/ha 10
2010s 1.38 t CO2eq/ha 1.36 t CO2eq/ha 1.4 t CO2eq/ha 10
2020s 1.33 t CO2eq/ha 1.3 t CO2eq/ha 1.37 t CO2eq/ha 4

Countries ranked near Europe

  1. 10 Brunei Darussalam 8.06 t CO2eq/ha compare
  2. 10 Melanesia 1.74 t CO2eq/ha compare
  3. 11 Cook Islands 6.89 t CO2eq/ha compare
  4. 12 Belgium 6.58 t CO2eq/ha compare
  5. 12 Türkiye 1.42 t CO2eq/ha compare
  6. 13 Pakistan 6.48 t CO2eq/ha compare
  7. 14 Egypt 5.98 t CO2eq/ha compare
  8. 14 Micronesia 1.2 t CO2eq/ha compare
  9. 15 Barbados 5.88 t CO2eq/ha compare
  10. 16 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 0.87 t CO2eq/ha compare
  11. 16 United Arab Emirates 5.77 t CO2eq/ha compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is ipcc agriculture — emissions per area of agricultural land in Europe?
Ipcc agriculture — emissions per area of agricultural land in Europe was 1.3 t CO2eq/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest ipcc agriculture — emissions per area of agricultural land recorded in Europe?
The highest recorded value was 1.84 t CO2eq/ha in 1992.
What is the lowest ipcc agriculture — emissions per area of agricultural land recorded in Europe?
The lowest recorded value was 1.3 t CO2eq/ha in 2023.
How does Europe rank for ipcc agriculture — emissions per area of agricultural land?
Europe ranks 13th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
Is ipcc agriculture — emissions per area of agricultural land rising or falling in Europe?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Europe data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of IPCC Agriculture — Emissions per area of agricultural land. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
IPCC Agriculture — Emissions per area of agricultural land
Unit
t CO2eq/ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
241 places, 7,974 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.