Land-use change — Emissions (CO2eq) in Melanesia

Melanesia: Land-use change — Emissions (CO2eq) was 3,100 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
3,100 kt
Change on year
down 0.7%
Rank
11th
of 21 regions
All-time high
24,567 kt
in 1997
All-time low
3,070 kt
in 2021
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Land-use change — Emissions (CO2eq) in Melanesia, 1990–2023

5.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k25.0k1990200620231990: 10.7k kt1991: 10.7k kt1992: 10.7k kt1993: 10.7k kt1994: 10.7k kt1995: 10.7k kt1996: 10.4k kt1997: 24.6k kt1998: 10.5k kt1999: 10.4k kt2000: 10.3k kt2001: 10.1k kt2002: 10.3k kt2003: 10.1k kt2004: 10.6k kt2005: 10.1k kt2006: 10.2k kt2007: 10.1k kt2008: 10.1k kt2009: 10.1k kt2010: 10.1k kt2011: 3.4k kt2012: 3.4k kt2013: 3.4k kt2014: 3.4k kt2015: 4.3k kt2016: 10.1k kt2017: 10.1k kt2018: 10.2k kt2019: 10.1k kt2020: 10.1k kt2021: 3.1k kt2022: 3.1k kt2023: 3.1k kt

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

Analysis

Melanesia recorded 3,100 kt for land-use change — emissions (co2eq) in 2023.

That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 9.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, land-use change — emissions (co2eq) in Melanesia peaked at 24,567 kt in 1997 and was at its lowest, 3,070 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 (CO2eq) in Melanesia, year by year

Annual values for Land-use change — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) in Melanesia, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 10,701 kt
1991 10,701 kt +0.0%
1992 10,701 kt +0.0%
1993 10,701 kt +0.0%
1994 10,701 kt +0.0%
1995 10,701 kt +0.0%
1996 10,413 kt -2.7%
1997 24,567 kt +135.9%
1998 10,543 kt -57.1%
1999 10,435 kt -1.0%
2000 10,332 kt -1.0%
2001 10,061 kt -2.6%
2002 10,278 kt +2.2%
2003 10,142 kt -1.3%
2004 10,584 kt +4.4%
2005 10,099 kt -4.6%
2006 10,204 kt +1.0%
2007 10,070 kt -1.3%
2008 10,082 kt +0.1%
2009 10,108 kt +0.3%
2010 10,102 kt -0.1%
2011 3,380 kt -66.5%
2012 3,379 kt -0.0%
2013 3,405 kt +0.8%
2014 3,416 kt +0.3%
2015 4,340 kt +27.0%
2016 10,119 kt +133.2%
2017 10,135 kt +0.2%
2018 10,231 kt +0.9%
2019 10,146 kt -0.8%
2020 10,100 kt -0.5%
2021 3,070 kt -69.6%
2022 3,123 kt +1.7%
2023 3,100 kt -0.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 12,016 kt 10,413 kt 24,567 kt 10
2000s 10,196 kt 10,061 kt 10,584 kt 10
2010s 6,865 kt 3,379 kt 10,231 kt 10
2020s 4,848 kt 3,070 kt 10,100 kt 4

Countries ranked near Melanesia

  1. 8 Cameroon 61,475 kt compare
  2. 9 Argentina 59,018 kt compare
  3. 10 Colombia 56,549 kt compare
  4. 11 Thailand 55,527 kt compare
  5. 12 Malaysia 54,543 kt compare
  6. 13 Mozambique 46,791 kt compare
  7. 14 Nigeria 44,492 kt compare

See the full ranking of 275 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is land-use change — emissions (co2eq) in Melanesia?
Land-use change — emissions (co2eq) in Melanesia was 3,100 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest land-use change — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Melanesia?
The highest recorded value was 24,567 kt in 1997.
What is the lowest land-use change — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Melanesia?
The lowest recorded value was 3,070 kt in 2021.
How does Melanesia rank for land-use change — emissions (co2eq)?
Melanesia ranks 11th out of 21 regions with data for 2023.
Is land-use change — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in Melanesia?
Over the last ten years it is down 9.0%. 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 (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
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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