Land-use change — Emissions Share in OECD
OECD: Land-use change — Emissions Share was 1.32 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land-use change — Emissions Share in OECD, 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 OECD is 1.32 %, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 3.9% on the previous year and up 144.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land-use change — emissions share in OECD peaked at 2.7 % in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.53 %, in 2011.
That places OECD 87th out of 223 countries 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.
Land-use change — Emissions Share in OECD, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.69 % | — |
| 1991 | 2.7 % | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 2.67 % | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 2.61 % | -2.2% |
| 1994 | 2.57 % | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 2.54 % | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 2.46 % | -3.1% |
| 1997 | 2.43 % | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 2.43 % | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 2.41 % | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 2.34 % | -2.9% |
| 2001 | 1.07 % | -54.3% |
| 2002 | 1.06 % | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 1.05 % | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 1.03 % | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 1.03 % | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.03 % | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.02 % | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 1.05 % | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 1.12 % | +6.7% |
| 2010 | 1.08 % | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 0.53 % | -50.9% |
| 2012 | 0.54 % | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 0.54 % | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.55 % | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 0.55 % | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.91 % | +247.3% |
| 2017 | 1.91 % | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.9 % | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 1.94 % | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 2.14 % | +10.3% |
| 2021 | 1.27 % | -40.7% |
| 2022 | 1.27 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.32 % | +3.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land-use change — Emissions Share in OECD 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +247.3% | 0.55 % | 1.91 % |
| 2001 | -54.3% | 2.34 % | 1.07 % |
| 2011 | -50.9% | 1.08 % | 0.53 % |
| 2021 | -40.7% | 2.14 % | 1.27 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.55 % | 2.41 % | 2.7 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.18 % | 1.02 % | 2.34 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.15 % | 0.53 % | 1.94 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.5 % | 1.27 % | 2.14 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near OECD
More climate change data for OECD
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 264,403 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 984,128 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 240,219 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 743,908 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 906.49 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 26,568 kt (2050)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 29.42 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 223,315 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 1,467 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 842.7 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land-use change — emissions share in OECD?
- Land-use change — emissions share in OECD was 1.32 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest land-use change — emissions share recorded in OECD?
- The highest recorded value was 2.7 % in 1991.
- What is the lowest land-use change — emissions share recorded in OECD?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.53 % in 2011.
- How does OECD rank for land-use change — emissions share?
- OECD ranks 87th out of 223 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land-use change — emissions share rising or falling in OECD?
- Over the last ten years it is up 144.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this OECD 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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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.