Land-use change — Emissions per capita in European Union (27)
European Union (27): Land-use change — Emissions per capita was 0.09 t CO2eq/cap in 2023. ▲ Rising
Land-use change — Emissions per capita in European Union (27), 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t CO2eq/cap.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land-use change — emissions per capita in European Union (27) is 0.09 t CO2eq/cap, measured in 2023.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, land-use change — emissions per capita in European Union (27) peaked at 0.1 t CO2eq/cap in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.04 t CO2eq/cap, in 1992.
European Union (27) ranks 19th of 31 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.042 t CO2eq/cap | 0.04 t CO2eq/cap | 0.05 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.085 t CO2eq/cap | 0.04 t CO2eq/cap | 0.09 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.094 t CO2eq/cap | 0.09 t CO2eq/cap | 0.1 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0925 t CO2eq/cap | 0.09 t CO2eq/cap | 0.1 t CO2eq/cap | 4 |
Countries ranked near European Union (27)
More climate change data for European Union (27)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 286,573 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 62,761 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 223,812 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 236.84 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 7,993 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 78,523 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 71,362 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 7,161 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 269.29 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 255.74 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land-use change — emissions per capita in European Union (27)?
- Land-use change — emissions per capita in European Union (27) was 0.09 t CO2eq/cap in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest land-use change — emissions per capita recorded in European Union (27)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1 t CO2eq/cap in 2016.
- What is the lowest land-use change — emissions per capita recorded in European Union (27)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.04 t CO2eq/cap in 1992.
- How does European Union (27) rank for land-use change — emissions per capita?
- European Union (27) ranks 19th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
- Is land-use change — emissions per capita rising or falling in European Union (27)?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this European Union (27) data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Land-use change — Emissions per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.