Land-use change — Emissions per capita in Small island developing States (SIDS)
Small island developing States (SIDS): Land-use change — Emissions per capita was 0.41 t CO2eq/cap in 2023. ▲ Rising
Land-use change — Emissions per capita in Small island developing States (SIDS), 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t CO2eq/cap.
Analysis
In 2023, land-use change — emissions per capita in Small island developing States (SIDS) stood at 0.41 t CO2eq/cap.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land-use change — emissions per capita in Small island developing States (SIDS) peaked at 0.65 t CO2eq/cap in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0.38 t CO2eq/cap, in 2000.
That places Small island developing States (SIDS) 12th out of 32 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Land-use change — Emissions per capita in Small island developing States (SIDS), year by year
| Year | t CO2eq/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.44 t CO2eq/cap | — |
| 1991 | 0.44 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.43 t CO2eq/cap | -2.3% |
| 1993 | 0.42 t CO2eq/cap | -2.3% |
| 1994 | 0.42 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.41 t CO2eq/cap | -2.4% |
| 1996 | 0.39 t CO2eq/cap | -4.9% |
| 1997 | 0.65 t CO2eq/cap | +66.7% |
| 1998 | 0.4 t CO2eq/cap | -38.5% |
| 1999 | 0.39 t CO2eq/cap | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 0.38 t CO2eq/cap | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 0.43 t CO2eq/cap | +13.2% |
| 2002 | 0.43 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.43 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.43 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.41 t CO2eq/cap | -4.7% |
| 2006 | 0.41 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.4 t CO2eq/cap | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 0.4 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.39 t CO2eq/cap | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 0.39 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.41 t CO2eq/cap | +5.1% |
| 2012 | 0.41 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.4 t CO2eq/cap | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 0.39 t CO2eq/cap | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 0.41 t CO2eq/cap | +5.1% |
| 2016 | 0.57 t CO2eq/cap | +39.0% |
| 2017 | 0.57 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.56 t CO2eq/cap | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 0.56 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.55 t CO2eq/cap | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 0.41 t CO2eq/cap | -25.5% |
| 2022 | 0.41 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.41 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land-use change — Emissions per capita in Small island developing States (SIDS) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +66.7% | 0.39 t CO2eq/cap | 0.65 t CO2eq/cap |
| 2016 | +39.0% | 0.41 t CO2eq/cap | 0.57 t CO2eq/cap |
| 1998 | -38.5% | 0.65 t CO2eq/cap | 0.4 t CO2eq/cap |
| 2021 | -25.5% | 0.55 t CO2eq/cap | 0.41 t CO2eq/cap |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.439 t CO2eq/cap | 0.39 t CO2eq/cap | 0.65 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.411 t CO2eq/cap | 0.38 t CO2eq/cap | 0.43 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.467 t CO2eq/cap | 0.39 t CO2eq/cap | 0.57 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.445 t CO2eq/cap | 0.41 t CO2eq/cap | 0.55 t CO2eq/cap | 4 |
Countries ranked near Small island developing States (SIDS)
More climate change data for Small island developing States (SIDS)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 261.88 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 40,421 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 11,442 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 28,979 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 43.18 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,035 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 7,513 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,868 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 5,645 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 7.05 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land-use change — emissions per capita in Small island developing States (SIDS)?
- Land-use change — emissions per capita in Small island developing States (SIDS) was 0.41 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 Small island developing States (SIDS)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.65 t CO2eq/cap in 1997.
- What is the lowest land-use change — emissions per capita recorded in Small island developing States (SIDS)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.38 t CO2eq/cap in 2000.
- How does Small island developing States (SIDS) rank for land-use change — emissions per capita?
- Small island developing States (SIDS) ranks 12th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
- Is land-use change — emissions per capita rising or falling in Small island developing States (SIDS)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Small island developing States (SIDS) 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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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.