Land-use change — Emissions per capita in World
World: Land-use change — Emissions per capita was 0.39 t CO2eq/cap in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land-use change — Emissions per capita in World, 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 World is 0.39 t CO2eq/cap, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 5.4% on the previous year and down 15.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land-use change — emissions per capita in World peaked at 1.07 t CO2eq/cap in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0.37 t CO2eq/cap, in 2020.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.986 t CO2eq/cap | 0.89 t CO2eq/cap | 1.07 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.592 t CO2eq/cap | 0.5 t CO2eq/cap | 0.86 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.451 t CO2eq/cap | 0.38 t CO2eq/cap | 0.5 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.375 t CO2eq/cap | 0.37 t CO2eq/cap | 0.39 t CO2eq/cap | 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 per capita in World?
- Land-use change — emissions per capita in World was 0.39 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 World?
- The highest recorded value was 1.07 t CO2eq/cap in 1997.
- What is the lowest land-use change — emissions per capita recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.37 t CO2eq/cap in 2020.
- How does World rank for land-use change — emissions per capita?
- World ranks 6th out of 12 groups with data for 2023.
- Is land-use change — emissions per capita rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.2%. 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 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.