Land-use change — Emissions Share in Western Europe

Western Europe: Land-use change — Emissions Share was 0.12 % in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.12 %
Change on year
up 9.1%
Rank
28th
of 32 groups
All-time high
0.33 %
in 2014
All-time low
0.11 %
in 2021
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Land-use change — Emissions Share in Western Europe, 1990–2023

0.10.150.20.250.30.351990200620231990: 0.16 %1991: 0.16 %1992: 0.17 %1993: 0.17 %1994: 0.17 %1995: 0.17 %1996: 0.17 %1997: 0.17 %1998: 0.17 %1999: 0.17 %2000: 0.17 %2001: 0.19 %2002: 0.19 %2003: 0.19 %2004: 0.19 %2005: 0.19 %2006: 0.19 %2007: 0.2 %2008: 0.2 %2009: 0.21 %2010: 0.2 %2011: 0.31 %2012: 0.31 %2013: 0.31 %2014: 0.33 %2015: 0.32 %2016: 0.19 %2017: 0.19 %2018: 0.2 %2019: 0.21 %2020: 0.23 %2021: 0.11 %2022: 0.11 %2023: 0.12 %

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

Analysis

In 2023, land-use change — emissions share in Western Europe stood at 0.12 %.

The figure is up 9.1% on the previous year and down 61.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, land-use change — emissions share in Western Europe peaked at 0.33 % in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.11 %, in 2021.

Western Europe ranks 28th of 32 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Land-use change — Emissions Share in Western Europe, year by year

Annual values for Land-use change — Emissions Share (CO2) in Western Europe, 1990 to 2023.
Year % Change
1990 0.16 % —
1991 0.16 % +0.0%
1992 0.17 % +6.3%
1993 0.17 % +0.0%
1994 0.17 % +0.0%
1995 0.17 % +0.0%
1996 0.17 % +0.0%
1997 0.17 % +0.0%
1998 0.17 % +0.0%
1999 0.17 % +0.0%
2000 0.17 % +0.0%
2001 0.19 % +11.8%
2002 0.19 % +0.0%
2003 0.19 % +0.0%
2004 0.19 % +0.0%
2005 0.19 % +0.0%
2006 0.19 % +0.0%
2007 0.2 % +5.3%
2008 0.2 % +0.0%
2009 0.21 % +5.0%
2010 0.2 % -4.8%
2011 0.31 % +55.0%
2012 0.31 % +0.0%
2013 0.31 % +0.0%
2014 0.33 % +6.5%
2015 0.32 % -3.0%
2016 0.19 % -40.6%
2017 0.19 % +0.0%
2018 0.2 % +5.3%
2019 0.21 % +5.0%
2020 0.23 % +9.5%
2021 0.11 % -52.2%
2022 0.11 % +0.0%
2023 0.12 % +9.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.168 % 0.16 % 0.17 % 10
2000s 0.192 % 0.17 % 0.21 % 10
2010s 0.257 % 0.19 % 0.33 % 10
2020s 0.1425 % 0.11 % 0.23 % 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is land-use change — emissions share in Western Europe?
Land-use change — emissions share in Western Europe was 0.12 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest land-use change — emissions share recorded in Western Europe?
The highest recorded value was 0.33 % in 2014.
What is the lowest land-use change — emissions share recorded in Western Europe?
The lowest recorded value was 0.11 % in 2021.
How does Western Europe rank for land-use change — emissions share?
Western Europe ranks 28th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
Is land-use change — emissions share rising or falling in Western Europe?
Over the last ten years it is down 61.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Western Europe 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
255 places, 8,446 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

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.