Land-use change — Emissions in World

World: Land-use change — Emissions was 4,554 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
4,554 kt
Change on year
up 98.6%
Rank
1st
of 12 groups
All-time high
14,386 kt
in 1997
All-time low
2,193 kt
in 2001
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Land-use change — Emissions in World, 1990–2023

2.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k12.5k15.0k1990200620231990: 5.3k kt1991: 5.3k kt1992: 5.3k kt1993: 5.3k kt1994: 5.3k kt1995: 5.3k kt1996: 3.9k kt1997: 14.4k kt1998: 8.1k kt1999: 5.4k kt2000: 3.0k kt2001: 2.2k kt2002: 7.3k kt2003: 4.6k kt2004: 8.3k kt2005: 5.6k kt2006: 8.7k kt2007: 3.9k kt2008: 3.1k kt2009: 6.6k kt2010: 4.2k kt2011: 4.9k kt2012: 5.1k kt2013: 4.5k kt2014: 7.7k kt2015: 8.3k kt2016: 3.6k kt2017: 3.2k kt2018: 4.4k kt2019: 7.1k kt2020: 3.5k kt2021: 2.8k kt2022: 2.3k kt2023: 4.6k kt

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for land-use change — emissions in World is 4,554 kt, measured in 2023.

The figure is up 98.6% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, land-use change — emissions in World peaked at 14,386 kt in 1997 and was at its lowest, 2,193 kt, in 2001.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 6,367 kt 3,861 kt 14,386 kt 10
2000s 5,323 kt 2,193 kt 8,687 kt 10
2010s 5,304 kt 3,206 kt 8,273 kt 10
2020s 3,277 kt 2,293 kt 4,554 kt 4

Countries ranked near World

  1. 1 Indonesia 2,404 kt compare
  2. 2 Central African Republic 286.29 kt compare
  3. 3 Zambia 262.34 kt compare
  4. 4 Brazil 193.16 kt compare

See the full ranking of 271 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is land-use change — emissions in World?
Land-use change — emissions in World was 4,554 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest land-use change — emissions recorded in World?
The highest recorded value was 14,386 kt in 1997.
What is the lowest land-use change — emissions recorded in World?
The lowest recorded value was 2,193 kt in 2001.
How does World rank for land-use change — emissions?
World ranks 1st out of 12 groups with data for 2023.
Is land-use change — emissions rising or falling in World?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this World data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Land-use change — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Land-use change — Emissions (CH4)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
271 places, 8,993 data points, 1990–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf