Land-use change — Emissions (CO2eq) in OECD

OECD: Land-use change — Emissions (CO2eq) was 148,228 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
148,228 kt
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
3rd
of 216 countries
All-time high
292,530 kt
in 1998
All-time low
62,410 kt
in 2014
Years of data
34
1990–2023

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

50.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k250.0k300.0k1990200620231990: 286.8k kt1991: 286.8k kt1992: 286.8k kt1993: 287.2k kt1994: 287.2k kt1995: 287.2k kt1996: 287.6k kt1997: 287.6k kt1998: 292.5k kt1999: 288.9k kt2000: 288.6k kt2001: 129.4k kt2002: 130.0k kt2003: 131.9k kt2004: 129.3k kt2005: 130.1k kt2006: 130.1k kt2007: 129.5k kt2008: 129.7k kt2009: 130.1k kt2010: 129.2k kt2011: 63.5k kt2012: 62.5k kt2013: 63.2k kt2014: 62.4k kt2015: 63.0k kt2016: 226.2k kt2017: 226.1k kt2018: 226.3k kt2019: 226.4k kt2020: 226.5k kt2021: 147.9k kt2022: 147.9k kt2023: 148.2k 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 OECD is 148,228 kt, measured in 2023.

That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 134.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, land-use change — emissions (co2eq) in OECD peaked at 292,530 kt in 1998 and was at its lowest, 62,410 kt, in 2014.

OECD ranks 3rd of 216 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 287,871 kt 286,781 kt 292,530 kt 10
2000s 145,854 kt 129,270 kt 288,579 kt 10
2010s 134,888 kt 62,410 kt 226,366 kt 10
2020s 167,626 kt 147,896 kt 226,456 kt 4

Countries ranked near OECD

  1. 1 Brazil 1.25 million kt compare
  2. 2 Indonesia 260,842 kt compare
  3. 4 Peru 130,705 kt compare
  4. 5 Canada 92,700 kt compare
  5. 6 Cambodia 73,001 kt compare

See the full ranking of 275 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is land-use change — emissions (co2eq) in OECD?
Land-use change — emissions (co2eq) in OECD was 148,228 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest land-use change — emissions (co2eq) recorded in OECD?
The highest recorded value was 292,530 kt in 1998.
What is the lowest land-use change — emissions (co2eq) recorded in OECD?
The lowest recorded value was 62,410 kt in 2014.
How does OECD rank for land-use change — emissions (co2eq)?
OECD ranks 3rd out of 216 countries with data for 2023.
Is land-use change — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in OECD?
Over the last ten years it is up 134.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this OECD 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