IPCC Agriculture — Emissions per area of agricultural land in Southern Europe
Southern Europe: IPCC Agriculture — Emissions per area of agricultural land was 1.74 t CO2eq/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
IPCC Agriculture — 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
In 2023, ipcc agriculture — emissions per area of agricultural land in Southern Europe stood at 1.74 t CO2eq/ha.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ipcc agriculture — emissions per area of agricultural land in Southern Europe peaked at 1.87 t CO2eq/ha in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.64 t CO2eq/ha, in 1993.
That places Southern Europe 8th out of 31 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
IPCC Agriculture — Emissions per area of agricultural land in Southern Europe, year by year
| Year | t CO2eq/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.74 t CO2eq/ha | — |
| 1991 | 1.71 t CO2eq/ha | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 1.66 t CO2eq/ha | -2.9% |
| 1993 | 1.64 t CO2eq/ha | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 1.65 t CO2eq/ha | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 1.65 t CO2eq/ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1.69 t CO2eq/ha | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 1.71 t CO2eq/ha | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 1.72 t CO2eq/ha | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 1.72 t CO2eq/ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1.74 t CO2eq/ha | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 1.68 t CO2eq/ha | -3.4% |
| 2002 | 1.72 t CO2eq/ha | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 1.73 t CO2eq/ha | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 1.76 t CO2eq/ha | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 1.7 t CO2eq/ha | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 1.77 t CO2eq/ha | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 1.83 t CO2eq/ha | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 1.74 t CO2eq/ha | -4.9% |
| 2009 | 1.73 t CO2eq/ha | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 1.73 t CO2eq/ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.73 t CO2eq/ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.73 t CO2eq/ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.73 t CO2eq/ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.79 t CO2eq/ha | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 1.82 t CO2eq/ha | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 1.84 t CO2eq/ha | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 1.85 t CO2eq/ha | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 1.81 t CO2eq/ha | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 1.77 t CO2eq/ha | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 1.87 t CO2eq/ha | +5.6% |
| 2021 | 1.79 t CO2eq/ha | -4.3% |
| 2022 | 1.73 t CO2eq/ha | -3.4% |
| 2023 | 1.74 t CO2eq/ha | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.69 t CO2eq/ha | 1.64 t CO2eq/ha | 1.74 t CO2eq/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.74 t CO2eq/ha | 1.68 t CO2eq/ha | 1.83 t CO2eq/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.78 t CO2eq/ha | 1.73 t CO2eq/ha | 1.85 t CO2eq/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.78 t CO2eq/ha | 1.73 t CO2eq/ha | 1.87 t CO2eq/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Southern Europe
- 5 Bangladesh 9.64 t CO2eq/ha compare
- 5 Polynesia 2.28 t CO2eq/ha compare
- 6 Malta 9.26 t CO2eq/ha compare
- 7 Suriname 8.89 t CO2eq/ha compare
- 7 United Republic of Tanzania 1.94 t CO2eq/ha compare
- 8 Qatar 8.59 t CO2eq/ha compare
- 8 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 1.92 t CO2eq/ha compare
- 9 Belgium-Luxembourg 8.44 t CO2eq/ha compare
- 9 Cabo Verde 1.46 t CO2eq/ha compare
- 9 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 1.88 t CO2eq/ha compare
- 10 Brunei Darussalam 8.06 t CO2eq/ha compare
- 10 Melanesia 1.74 t CO2eq/ha compare
- 11 Cook Islands 6.89 t CO2eq/ha compare
More climate change data for Southern Europe
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 2.85 billion kg (2050)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ipcc agriculture — emissions per area of agricultural land in Southern Europe?
- Ipcc agriculture — emissions per area of agricultural land in Southern Europe was 1.74 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 Southern Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 1.87 t CO2eq/ha in 2020.
- What is the lowest ipcc agriculture — emissions per area of agricultural land recorded in Southern Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.64 t CO2eq/ha in 1993.
- How does Southern Europe rank for ipcc agriculture — emissions per area of agricultural land?
- Southern Europe ranks 8th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
- Is ipcc agriculture — emissions per area of agricultural land rising or falling in Southern Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. 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 IPCC Agriculture — Emissions per area of agricultural land. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.