Land-use change — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in World
World: Land-use change — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 was 127,504 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land-use change — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in World, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
World recorded 127,504 kt for land-use change — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in 2023.
That represents a change of up 98.6% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land-use change — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in World peaked at 402,801 kt in 1997 and was at its lowest, 61,393 kt, in 2001.
World ranks 1st of 32 regions on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Land-use change — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in World, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 148,977 kt | — |
| 1991 | 148,977 kt | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 148,977 kt | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 148,977 kt | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 148,977 kt | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 148,977 kt | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 108,098 kt | -27.4% |
| 1997 | 402,801 kt | +272.6% |
| 1998 | 228,154 kt | -43.4% |
| 1999 | 149,836 kt | -34.3% |
| 2000 | 84,926 kt | -43.3% |
| 2001 | 61,393 kt | -27.7% |
| 2002 | 203,477 kt | +231.4% |
| 2003 | 128,567 kt | -36.8% |
| 2004 | 231,120 kt | +79.8% |
| 2005 | 157,314 kt | -31.9% |
| 2006 | 243,240 kt | +54.6% |
| 2007 | 109,290 kt | -55.1% |
| 2008 | 85,415 kt | -21.8% |
| 2009 | 185,759 kt | +117.5% |
| 2010 | 116,289 kt | -37.4% |
| 2011 | 138,263 kt | +18.9% |
| 2012 | 143,297 kt | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 126,632 kt | -11.6% |
| 2014 | 216,798 kt | +71.2% |
| 2015 | 231,639 kt | +6.8% |
| 2016 | 100,158 kt | -56.8% |
| 2017 | 89,768 kt | -10.4% |
| 2018 | 122,329 kt | +36.3% |
| 2019 | 199,810 kt | +63.3% |
| 2020 | 97,254 kt | -51.3% |
| 2021 | 78,062 kt | -19.7% |
| 2022 | 64,194 kt | -17.8% |
| 2023 | 127,504 kt | +98.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 178,275 kt | 108,098 kt | 402,801 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 149,050 kt | 61,393 kt | 243,240 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 148,498 kt | 89,768 kt | 231,639 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 91,753 kt | 64,194 kt | 127,504 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near World
More climate change data for World
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 4.94 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1.27 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3.67 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 4,791 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 130,918 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1.64 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 957,726 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 685,096 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 3,614 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 24,468 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land-use change — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in World?
- Land-use change — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in World was 127,504 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest land-use change — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 402,801 kt in 1997.
- What is the lowest land-use change — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 61,393 kt in 2001.
- How does World rank for land-use change — emissions (co2eq) from ch4?
- World ranks 1st out of 32 regions with data for 2023.
- Is land-use change — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this World data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Land-use change — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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