Land-use change — Emissions Share in World
World: Land-use change — Emissions Share was 1.35 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land-use change — Emissions Share in World, 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 World is 1.35 %, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 92.9% on the previous year and down 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land-use change — emissions share in World peaked at 5.17 % in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0.7 %, in 2022.
That places World 12th out of 34 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.38 % | 1.44 % | 5.17 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.89 % | 0.82 % | 2.98 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.72 % | 1.03 % | 2.67 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.01 % | 0.7 % | 1.35 % | 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 share in World?
- Land-use change — emissions share in World was 1.35 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest land-use change — emissions share recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 5.17 % in 1997.
- What is the lowest land-use change — emissions share recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7 % in 2022.
- How does World rank for land-use change — emissions share?
- World ranks 12th out of 34 groups with data for 2023.
- Is land-use change — emissions share rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.4%. 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 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.