Land-use change — Emissions Share in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)

Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs): Land-use change — Emissions Share was 51.75 % in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
51.75 %
Change on year
down 0.8%
Rank
4th
of 31 groups
All-time high
73.93 %
in 1991
All-time low
51.75 %
in 2023
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Land-use change — Emissions Share in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), 1990–2023

0204060801990200620231990: 73.8 %1991: 73.9 %1992: 66.9 %1993: 67.5 %1994: 68.3 %1995: 68.7 %1996: 68.6 %1997: 68.6 %1998: 68 %1999: 67.1 %2000: 66.8 %2001: 67 %2002: 67.4 %2003: 66.2 %2004: 66 %2005: 66 %2006: 65.3 %2007: 64.8 %2008: 64 %2009: 65.5 %2010: 65.3 %2011: 71.8 %2012: 72.2 %2013: 72.6 %2014: 72.1 %2015: 72.8 %2016: 57.6 %2017: 56 %2018: 55.6 %2019: 55 %2020: 55.2 %2021: 52.8 %2022: 52.2 %2023: 51.8 %

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for land-use change — emissions share in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) is 51.75 %, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.

That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 28.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, land-use change — emissions share in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) peaked at 73.93 % in 1991 and was at its lowest, 51.75 %, in 2023.

That places Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 4th out of 31 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.

Land-use change — Emissions Share in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), year by year

Annual values for Land-use change — Emissions Share (CO2) in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), 1990 to 2023.
Year % Change
1990 73.8 %
1991 73.93 % +0.2%
1992 66.89 % -9.5%
1993 67.46 % +0.9%
1994 68.32 % +1.3%
1995 68.74 % +0.6%
1996 68.64 % -0.1%
1997 68.62 % -0.0%
1998 67.97 % -0.9%
1999 67.11 % -1.3%
2000 66.82 % -0.4%
2001 67.04 % +0.3%
2002 67.43 % +0.6%
2003 66.24 % -1.8%
2004 66.03 % -0.3%
2005 65.98 % -0.1%
2006 65.27 % -1.1%
2007 64.79 % -0.7%
2008 64.05 % -1.1%
2009 65.47 % +2.2%
2010 65.27 % -0.3%
2011 71.79 % +10.0%
2012 72.18 % +0.5%
2013 72.63 % +0.6%
2014 72.13 % -0.7%
2015 72.85 % +1.0%
2016 57.57 % -21.0%
2017 56.04 % -2.7%
2018 55.57 % -0.8%
2019 54.97 % -1.1%
2020 55.25 % +0.5%
2021 52.77 % -4.5%
2022 52.16 % -1.2%
2023 51.75 % -0.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 69.15 % 66.89 % 73.93 % 10
2000s 65.91 % 64.05 % 67.43 % 10
2010s 65.1 % 54.97 % 72.85 % 10
2020s 52.98 % 51.75 % 55.25 % 4

Countries ranked near Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)

  1. 1 Mayotte 140.67 % compare
  2. 2 Somalia 140.48 % compare
  3. 3 Paraguay 103.21 % compare
  4. 4 Central African Republic 99.07 % compare
  5. 5 Liberia 95.15 % compare
  6. 6 Brazil 90.75 % compare
  7. 7 Chad 88.23 % compare

See the full ranking of 243 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is land-use change — emissions share in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
Land-use change — emissions share in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) was 51.75 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest land-use change — emissions share recorded in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
The highest recorded value was 73.93 % in 1991.
What is the lowest land-use change — emissions share recorded in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
The lowest recorded value was 51.75 % in 2023.
How does Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) rank for land-use change — emissions share?
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) ranks 4th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
Is land-use change — emissions share rising or falling in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
Over the last ten years it is down 28.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Land-use change — Emissions Share (CO2). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Land-use change — Emissions Share (CO2)
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
243 places, 8,042 data points, 1990–2023
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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.