Land-use change — Emissions (CO2eq) in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)

Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs): Land-use change — Emissions (CO2eq) was 963,050 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
963,050 kt
Change on year
down 0.6%
Rank
6th
of 32 groups
All-time high
1.64 million kt
in 2011
All-time low
963,050 kt
in 2023
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Land-use change — Emissions (CO2eq) in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs), 1990–2023

0500.0k1.0M1.5M1990200620231990: 1.3M kt1991: 1.3M kt1992: 1.3M kt1993: 1.3M kt1994: 1.3M kt1995: 1.3M kt1996: 1.2M kt1997: 1.2M kt1998: 1.2M kt1999: 1.2M kt2000: 1.2M kt2001: 1.2M kt2002: 1.2M kt2003: 1.2M kt2004: 1.2M kt2005: 1.2M kt2006: 1.2M kt2007: 1.2M kt2008: 1.2M kt2009: 1.2M kt2010: 1.2M kt2011: 1.6M kt2012: 1.6M kt2013: 1.6M kt2014: 1.6M kt2015: 1.6M kt2016: 1.0M kt2017: 1.0M kt2018: 1.0M kt2019: 1.0M kt2020: 1.0M kt2021: 985.3k kt2022: 968.4k kt2023: 963.0k 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 Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) is 963,050 kt, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 40.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, land-use change — emissions (co2eq) in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) peaked at 1.64 million kt in 2011 and was at its lowest, 963,050 kt, in 2023.

Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ranks 6th of 32 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Land-use change — Emissions (CO2eq) in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs), year by year

Annual values for Land-use change — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs), 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 1.25 million kt
1991 1.25 million kt +0.0%
1992 1.25 million kt +0.0%
1993 1.25 million kt +0.0%
1994 1.25 million kt +0.0%
1995 1.25 million kt +0.0%
1996 1.21 million kt -3.3%
1997 1.22 million kt +0.8%
1998 1.24 million kt +2.0%
1999 1.23 million kt -0.9%
2000 1.21 million kt -2.0%
2001 1.18 million kt -2.3%
2002 1.18 million kt +0.5%
2003 1.22 million kt +3.3%
2004 1.23 million kt +0.6%
2005 1.23 million kt -0.0%
2006 1.22 million kt -1.0%
2007 1.23 million kt +0.8%
2008 1.22 million kt -0.6%
2009 1.22 million kt -0.2%
2010 1.24 million kt +2.0%
2011 1.64 million kt +31.7%
2012 1.64 million kt -0.0%
2013 1.63 million kt -0.5%
2014 1.62 million kt -0.3%
2015 1.63 million kt +0.6%
2016 1.04 million kt -36.5%
2017 1.03 million kt -0.2%
2018 1.02 million kt -1.6%
2019 1.02 million kt +0.7%
2020 1.03 million kt +0.1%
2021 985,255 kt -4.0%
2022 968,430 kt -1.7%
2023 963,050 kt -0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.24 million kt 1.21 million kt 1.25 million kt 10
2000s 1.21 million kt 1.18 million kt 1.23 million kt 10
2010s 1.35 million kt 1.02 million kt 1.64 million kt 10
2020s 985,694 kt 963,050 kt 1.03 million kt 4

Countries ranked near Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)

  1. 3 OECD 148,228 kt compare
  2. 4 Peru 130,705 kt compare
  3. 5 Canada 92,700 kt compare
  4. 6 Cambodia 73,001 kt compare
  5. 7 Myanmar 70,488 kt compare
  6. 8 Cameroon 61,475 kt compare
  7. 9 Argentina 59,018 kt compare

See the full ranking of 275 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is land-use change — emissions (co2eq) in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
Land-use change — emissions (co2eq) in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) was 963,050 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest land-use change — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
The highest recorded value was 1.64 million kt in 2011.
What is the lowest land-use change — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
The lowest recorded value was 963,050 kt in 2023.
How does Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) rank for land-use change — emissions (co2eq)?
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ranks 6th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
Is land-use change — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
Over the last ten years it is down 40.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 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