Land-use change — Emissions Share in Southern Asia
Southern Asia: Land-use change — Emissions Share was 0.08 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land-use change — Emissions Share in Southern Asia, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land-use change — emissions share in Southern Asia is 0.08 %, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 100.0% on the previous year and down 46.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land-use change — emissions share in Southern Asia peaked at 0.2 % in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.01 %, in 2002.
Southern Asia ranks 17th of 32 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Land-use change — Emissions Share in Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.13 % | — |
| 1991 | 0.13 % | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.13 % | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.13 % | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.12 % | -7.7% |
| 1995 | 0.12 % | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.11 % | -8.3% |
| 1997 | 0.08 % | -27.3% |
| 1998 | 0.09 % | +12.5% |
| 1999 | 0.14 % | +55.6% |
| 2000 | 0.1 % | -28.6% |
| 2001 | 0.05 % | -50.0% |
| 2002 | 0.01 % | -80.0% |
| 2003 | 0.1 % | +900.0% |
| 2004 | 0.11 % | +10.0% |
| 2005 | 0.08 % | -27.3% |
| 2006 | 0.12 % | +50.0% |
| 2007 | 0.08 % | -33.3% |
| 2008 | 0.09 % | +12.5% |
| 2009 | 0.18 % | +100.0% |
| 2010 | 0.2 % | +11.1% |
| 2011 | 0.07 % | -65.0% |
| 2012 | 0.16 % | +128.6% |
| 2013 | 0.15 % | -6.3% |
| 2014 | 0.14 % | -6.7% |
| 2015 | 0.05 % | -64.3% |
| 2016 | 0.17 % | +240.0% |
| 2017 | 0.08 % | -52.9% |
| 2018 | 0.05 % | -37.5% |
| 2019 | 0.09 % | +80.0% |
| 2020 | 0.04 % | -55.6% |
| 2021 | 0.17 % | +325.0% |
| 2022 | 0.04 % | -76.5% |
| 2023 | 0.08 % | +100.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land-use change — Emissions Share in Southern Asia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +900.0% | 0.01 % | 0.1 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.118 % | 0.08 % | 0.14 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.092 % | 0.01 % | 0.18 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.116 % | 0.05 % | 0.2 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0825 % | 0.04 % | 0.17 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Southern Asia
More climate change data for Southern Asia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 38.40 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 933,596 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 178,099 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 755,497 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 672.07 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 26,982 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 403,904 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 246,070 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 157,834 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 928.57 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land-use change — emissions share in Southern Asia?
- Land-use change — emissions share in Southern Asia was 0.08 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest land-use change — emissions share recorded in Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2 % in 2010.
- What is the lowest land-use change — emissions share recorded in Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.01 % in 2002.
- How does Southern Asia rank for land-use change — emissions share?
- Southern Asia ranks 17th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
- Is land-use change — emissions share rising or falling in Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 46.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Southern Asia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Land-use change — Emissions Share (CH4). 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.