IPCC Agriculture — Emissions per area of agricultural land in World
World: IPCC Agriculture — Emissions per area of agricultural land was 1.3 t CO2eq/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
IPCC Agriculture — Emissions per area of agricultural land in World, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t CO2eq/ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for ipcc agriculture — emissions per area of agricultural land in World is 1.3 t CO2eq/ha, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ipcc agriculture — emissions per area of agricultural land in World peaked at 1.3 t CO2eq/ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.06 t CO2eq/ha, in 1992.
World ranks 13th of 31 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
IPCC Agriculture — Emissions per area of agricultural land in World, year by year
| Year | t CO2eq/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.08 t CO2eq/ha | — |
| 1991 | 1.07 t CO2eq/ha | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 1.06 t CO2eq/ha | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 1.06 t CO2eq/ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1.06 t CO2eq/ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1.07 t CO2eq/ha | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 1.08 t CO2eq/ha | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 1.06 t CO2eq/ha | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 1.07 t CO2eq/ha | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 1.08 t CO2eq/ha | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 1.08 t CO2eq/ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1.08 t CO2eq/ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1.09 t CO2eq/ha | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 1.09 t CO2eq/ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1.13 t CO2eq/ha | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 1.13 t CO2eq/ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.15 t CO2eq/ha | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 1.16 t CO2eq/ha | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 1.17 t CO2eq/ha | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 1.17 t CO2eq/ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.18 t CO2eq/ha | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 1.2 t CO2eq/ha | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 1.21 t CO2eq/ha | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 1.2 t CO2eq/ha | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 1.21 t CO2eq/ha | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 1.22 t CO2eq/ha | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 1.22 t CO2eq/ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.23 t CO2eq/ha | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 1.23 t CO2eq/ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.23 t CO2eq/ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.26 t CO2eq/ha | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 1.27 t CO2eq/ha | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 1.27 t CO2eq/ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.3 t CO2eq/ha | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.07 t CO2eq/ha | 1.06 t CO2eq/ha | 1.08 t CO2eq/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.12 t CO2eq/ha | 1.08 t CO2eq/ha | 1.17 t CO2eq/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.21 t CO2eq/ha | 1.18 t CO2eq/ha | 1.23 t CO2eq/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.27 t CO2eq/ha | 1.26 t CO2eq/ha | 1.3 t CO2eq/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near World
- 10 Brunei Darussalam 8.06 t CO2eq/ha compare
- 11 Cook Islands 6.89 t CO2eq/ha compare
- 12 Belgium 6.58 t CO2eq/ha compare
- 12 Türkiye 1.42 t CO2eq/ha compare
- 13 Pakistan 6.48 t CO2eq/ha compare
- 14 Egypt 5.98 t CO2eq/ha compare
- 15 Barbados 5.88 t CO2eq/ha compare
- 16 United Arab Emirates 5.77 t CO2eq/ha compare
More climate change data for World
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 4.94 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1.27 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3.67 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 4,791 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 130,918 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1.64 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 957,726 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 685,096 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 3,614 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 24,468 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ipcc agriculture — emissions per area of agricultural land in World?
- Ipcc agriculture — emissions per area of agricultural land in World 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 World?
- The highest recorded value was 1.3 t CO2eq/ha in 2023.
- What is the lowest ipcc agriculture — emissions per area of agricultural land recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.06 t CO2eq/ha in 1992.
- How does World rank for ipcc agriculture — emissions per area of agricultural land?
- World ranks 13th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
- Is ipcc agriculture — emissions per area of agricultural land rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World 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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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.