Land-use change — Emissions (CO2eq) in Annex I countries

Annex I countries: Land-use change — Emissions (CO2eq) was 160,877 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
160,877 kt
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
13th
of 32 groups
All-time high
275,808 kt
in 1999
All-time low
51,706 kt
in 2015
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Land-use change — Emissions (CO2eq) in Annex I countries, 1990–2023

50.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k250.0k300.0k1990200620231990: 275.5k kt1991: 275.5k kt1992: 275.5k kt1993: 275.5k kt1994: 275.5k kt1995: 275.5k kt1996: 275.6k kt1997: 275.6k kt1998: 275.5k kt1999: 275.8k kt2000: 275.5k kt2001: 116.4k kt2002: 116.3k kt2003: 116.3k kt2004: 116.2k kt2005: 116.3k kt2006: 116.2k kt2007: 116.2k kt2008: 116.2k kt2009: 116.4k kt2010: 116.1k kt2011: 51.8k kt2012: 51.8k kt2013: 51.8k kt2014: 51.8k kt2015: 51.7k kt2016: 218.0k kt2017: 218.0k kt2018: 218.5k kt2019: 218.0k kt2020: 218.0k kt2021: 160.9k kt2022: 160.8k kt2023: 160.9k kt

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for land-use change — emissions (co2eq) in Annex I countries is 160,877 kt, measured in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 210.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, land-use change — emissions (co2eq) in Annex I countries peaked at 275,808 kt in 1999 and was at its lowest, 51,706 kt, in 2015.

That places Annex I countries 13th out of 32 groups 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 (CO2eq) in Annex I countries, year by year

Annual values for Land-use change — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) in Annex I countries, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 275,453 kt
1991 275,453 kt +0.0%
1992 275,512 kt +0.0%
1993 275,512 kt +0.0%
1994 275,512 kt +0.0%
1995 275,512 kt +0.0%
1996 275,607 kt +0.0%
1997 275,643 kt +0.0%
1998 275,482 kt -0.1%
1999 275,808 kt +0.1%
2000 275,514 kt -0.1%
2001 116,419 kt -57.7%
2002 116,322 kt -0.1%
2003 116,274 kt -0.0%
2004 116,231 kt -0.0%
2005 116,349 kt +0.1%
2006 116,158 kt -0.2%
2007 116,189 kt +0.0%
2008 116,210 kt +0.0%
2009 116,428 kt +0.2%
2010 116,143 kt -0.2%
2011 51,789 kt -55.4%
2012 51,838 kt +0.1%
2013 51,754 kt -0.2%
2014 51,809 kt +0.1%
2015 51,706 kt -0.2%
2016 218,007 kt +321.6%
2017 217,983 kt -0.0%
2018 218,484 kt +0.2%
2019 217,992 kt -0.2%
2020 217,953 kt -0.0%
2021 160,854 kt -26.2%
2022 160,792 kt -0.0%
2023 160,877 kt +0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 275,549 kt 275,453 kt 275,808 kt 10
2000s 132,209 kt 116,158 kt 275,514 kt 10
2010s 124,750 kt 51,706 kt 218,484 kt 10
2020s 175,119 kt 160,792 kt 217,953 kt 4

Countries ranked near Annex I countries

  1. 10 Colombia 56,549 kt compare
  2. 11 Thailand 55,527 kt compare
  3. 12 Malaysia 54,543 kt compare
  4. 13 Mozambique 46,791 kt compare
  5. 14 Nigeria 44,492 kt compare
  6. 15 Angola 42,198 kt compare
  7. 16 Central African Republic 39,957 kt compare

See the full ranking of 275 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is land-use change — emissions (co2eq) in Annex I countries?
Land-use change — emissions (co2eq) in Annex I countries was 160,877 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest land-use change — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Annex I countries?
The highest recorded value was 275,808 kt in 1999.
What is the lowest land-use change — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Annex I countries?
The lowest recorded value was 51,706 kt in 2015.
How does Annex I countries rank for land-use change — emissions (co2eq)?
Annex I countries ranks 13th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
Is land-use change — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in Annex I countries?
Over the last ten years it is up 210.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Annex I countries data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Land-use change — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Land-use change — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
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
Last refreshed

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