Land-use change — Emissions per capita in Western Europe
Western Europe: Land-use change — Emissions per capita was 0.01 t CO2eq/cap in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land-use change — Emissions per capita in Western Europe, 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 Western Europe stood at 0.01 t CO2eq/cap. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land-use change — emissions per capita in Western Europe peaked at 0.02 t CO2eq/cap in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.01 t CO2eq/cap, in 2016.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.02 t CO2eq/cap | 0.02 t CO2eq/cap | 0.02 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.02 t CO2eq/cap | 0.02 t CO2eq/cap | 0.02 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.016 t CO2eq/cap | 0.01 t CO2eq/cap | 0.02 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.01 t CO2eq/cap | 0.01 t CO2eq/cap | 0.01 t CO2eq/cap | 4 |
Countries ranked near Western Europe
More climate change data for Western Europe
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 136,034 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 28,488 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 107,546 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 107.5 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 3,841 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 33,397 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 32,700 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 697.27 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 123.4 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 24.9 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land-use change — emissions per capita in Western Europe?
- Land-use change — emissions per capita in Western Europe was 0.01 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 Western Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 0.02 t CO2eq/cap in 1990.
- What is the lowest land-use change — emissions per capita recorded in Western Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.01 t CO2eq/cap in 2016.
- How does Western Europe rank for land-use change — emissions per capita?
- Western Europe ranks 12th out of 12 groups with data for 2023.
- Is land-use change — emissions per capita rising or falling in Western Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Western Europe 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.