Land-use change — Emissions in Melanesia

Melanesia: Land-use change — Emissions was 3,030 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
3,030 kt
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
11th
of 21 regions
All-time high
10,077 kt
in 2016
All-time low
3,030 kt
in 2021
Years of data
34
1990–2023

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

4.0k6.0k8.0k10.0k1990200620231990: 10.0k kt1991: 10.0k kt1992: 10.0k kt1993: 10.0k kt1994: 10.0k kt1995: 10.0k kt1996: 10.0k kt1997: 10.0k kt1998: 10.0k kt1999: 10.0k kt2000: 10.0k kt2001: 10.0k kt2002: 10.0k kt2003: 10.0k kt2004: 10.0k kt2005: 10.0k kt2006: 10.0k kt2007: 10.0k kt2008: 10.0k kt2009: 10.0k kt2010: 10.0k kt2011: 3.3k kt2012: 3.3k kt2013: 3.3k kt2014: 3.3k kt2015: 3.3k kt2016: 10.1k kt2017: 10.1k kt2018: 10.1k kt2019: 10.1k kt2020: 10.1k kt2021: 3.0k kt2022: 3.0k kt2023: 3.0k kt

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

Analysis

In 2023, land-use change — emissions in Melanesia stood at 3,030 kt. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, land-use change — emissions in Melanesia peaked at 10,077 kt in 2016 and was at its lowest, 3,030 kt, in 2021.

That places Melanesia 11th out of 21 regions with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Land-use change — Emissions in Melanesia, year by year

Annual values for Land-use change — Emissions (CO2) in Melanesia, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 10,039 kt
1991 10,039 kt +0.0%
1992 10,039 kt +0.0%
1993 10,039 kt +0.0%
1994 10,039 kt +0.0%
1995 10,039 kt +0.0%
1996 10,039 kt +0.0%
1997 10,039 kt +0.0%
1998 10,039 kt +0.0%
1999 10,039 kt +0.0%
2000 10,039 kt +0.0%
2001 10,040 kt +0.0%
2002 10,040 kt +0.0%
2003 10,040 kt +0.0%
2004 10,040 kt +0.0%
2005 10,040 kt +0.0%
2006 10,040 kt +0.0%
2007 10,040 kt +0.0%
2008 10,040 kt +0.0%
2009 10,040 kt +0.0%
2010 10,040 kt +0.0%
2011 3,348 kt -66.7%
2012 3,348 kt +0.0%
2013 3,348 kt +0.0%
2014 3,348 kt +0.0%
2015 3,348 kt +0.0%
2016 10,077 kt +200.9%
2017 10,077 kt +0.0%
2018 10,077 kt +0.0%
2019 10,077 kt +0.0%
2020 10,077 kt +0.0%
2021 3,030 kt -69.9%
2022 3,030 kt +0.0%
2023 3,030 kt +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 10,039 kt 10,039 kt 10,039 kt 10
2000s 10,040 kt 10,039 kt 10,040 kt 10
2010s 6,709 kt 3,348 kt 10,077 kt 10
2020s 4,791 kt 3,030 kt 10,077 kt 4

Countries ranked near Melanesia

  1. 8 Cameroon 60,852 kt compare
  2. 9 Argentina 58,890 kt compare
  3. 10 Colombia 56,373 kt compare
  4. 11 Malaysia 54,091 kt compare
  5. 12 Thailand 53,420 kt compare
  6. 13 Nigeria 44,152 kt compare
  7. 14 Mozambique 43,452 kt compare

See the full ranking of 275 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is land-use change — emissions in Melanesia?
Land-use change — emissions in Melanesia was 3,030 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest land-use change — emissions recorded in Melanesia?
The highest recorded value was 10,077 kt in 2016.
What is the lowest land-use change — emissions recorded in Melanesia?
The lowest recorded value was 3,030 kt in 2021.
How does Melanesia rank for land-use change — emissions?
Melanesia ranks 11th out of 21 regions with data for 2023.
Is land-use change — emissions rising or falling in Melanesia?
Over the last ten years it is down 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Melanesia data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Land-use change — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Land-use change — Emissions (CO2)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
275 places, 9,129 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