Land-use change — Emissions per capita in Oceania
Oceania: Land-use change — Emissions per capita was 0.11 t CO2eq/cap in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Land-use change — Emissions per capita in Oceania, 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 Oceania is 0.11 t CO2eq/cap, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of down 21.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land-use change — emissions per capita in Oceania peaked at 2.79 t CO2eq/cap in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0.11 t CO2eq/cap, in 2021.
That places Oceania 19th out of 32 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Land-use change — Emissions per capita in Oceania, year by year
| Year | t CO2eq/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.6 t CO2eq/cap | — |
| 1991 | 2.55 t CO2eq/cap | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 2.51 t CO2eq/cap | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 2.48 t CO2eq/cap | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 2.44 t CO2eq/cap | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 2.4 t CO2eq/cap | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 2.36 t CO2eq/cap | -1.7% |
| 1997 | 2.79 t CO2eq/cap | +18.2% |
| 1998 | 2.28 t CO2eq/cap | -18.3% |
| 1999 | 2.26 t CO2eq/cap | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 2.21 t CO2eq/cap | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 2.52 t CO2eq/cap | +14.0% |
| 2002 | 2.49 t CO2eq/cap | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 2.44 t CO2eq/cap | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 2.41 t CO2eq/cap | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 2.37 t CO2eq/cap | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 2.32 t CO2eq/cap | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 2.28 t CO2eq/cap | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 2.23 t CO2eq/cap | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 2.2 t CO2eq/cap | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 2.15 t CO2eq/cap | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 0.15 t CO2eq/cap | -93.0% |
| 2012 | 0.15 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.14 t CO2eq/cap | -6.7% |
| 2014 | 0.14 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.16 t CO2eq/cap | +14.3% |
| 2016 | 0.51 t CO2eq/cap | +218.8% |
| 2017 | 0.5 t CO2eq/cap | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 0.5 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.48 t CO2eq/cap | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 0.47 t CO2eq/cap | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 0.11 t CO2eq/cap | -76.6% |
| 2022 | 0.11 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.11 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land-use change — Emissions per capita in Oceania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +218.8% | 0.16 t CO2eq/cap | 0.51 t CO2eq/cap |
| 2011 | -93.0% | 2.15 t CO2eq/cap | 0.15 t CO2eq/cap |
| 2021 | -76.6% | 0.47 t CO2eq/cap | 0.11 t CO2eq/cap |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.47 t CO2eq/cap | 2.26 t CO2eq/cap | 2.79 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.35 t CO2eq/cap | 2.2 t CO2eq/cap | 2.52 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.488 t CO2eq/cap | 0.14 t CO2eq/cap | 2.15 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2 t CO2eq/cap | 0.11 t CO2eq/cap | 0.47 t CO2eq/cap | 4 |
Countries ranked near Oceania
- 16 Equatorial Guinea 2.07 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 17 Vanuatu 1.95 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 18 Gabon 1.76 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 19 Democratic Republic of the Congo 1.68 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 20 Malaysia 1.55 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 21 Mozambique 1.39 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 22 Guinea 1.33 t CO2eq/cap compare
More climate change data for Oceania
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 1.44 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 170,425 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 47,343 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 123,082 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 178.65 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 4,396 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 13,359 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 11,817 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,542 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 44.59 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land-use change — emissions per capita in Oceania?
- Land-use change — emissions per capita in Oceania was 0.11 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 Oceania?
- The highest recorded value was 2.79 t CO2eq/cap in 1997.
- What is the lowest land-use change — emissions per capita recorded in Oceania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.11 t CO2eq/cap in 2021.
- How does Oceania rank for land-use change — emissions per capita?
- Oceania ranks 19th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
- Is land-use change — emissions per capita rising or falling in Oceania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Oceania 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.