Land-use change — Emissions Share in World
World: Land-use change — Emissions Share was 7.87 % 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 7.87 %, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.9% on the previous year and down 14.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land-use change — emissions share in World peaked at 22.37 % in 1997 and was at its lowest, 7.5 %, in 2022.
World ranks 15th 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 World, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 22.16 % | — |
| 1991 | 21.64 % | -2.3% |
| 1992 | 21.9 % | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 21.74 % | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 21.68 % | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 21.29 % | -1.8% |
| 1996 | 20.41 % | -4.1% |
| 1997 | 22.37 % | +9.6% |
| 1998 | 20.77 % | -7.2% |
| 1999 | 20.03 % | -3.6% |
| 2000 | 19.34 % | -3.4% |
| 2001 | 13.03 % | -32.6% |
| 2002 | 14.01 % | +7.5% |
| 2003 | 12.41 % | -11.4% |
| 2004 | 12.79 % | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 11.75 % | -8.1% |
| 2006 | 12.21 % | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 10.64 % | -12.9% |
| 2008 | 10.34 % | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 11.34 % | +9.7% |
| 2010 | 9.95 % | -12.3% |
| 2011 | 9.45 % | -5.0% |
| 2012 | 9.32 % | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 9.23 % | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 9.81 % | +6.3% |
| 2015 | 9.84 % | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 7.95 % | -19.2% |
| 2017 | 7.72 % | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 7.91 % | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 8.23 % | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 7.85 % | -4.6% |
| 2021 | 7.62 % | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 7.5 % | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 7.87 % | +4.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land-use change — Emissions Share in World 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | -32.6% | 19.34 % | 13.03 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.4 % | 20.03 % | 22.37 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.79 % | 10.34 % | 19.34 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.94 % | 7.72 % | 9.95 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.71 % | 7.5 % | 7.87 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near World
More climate change data for World
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 135.91 billion kg (2050)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land-use change — emissions share in World?
- Land-use change — emissions share in World was 7.87 % 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 22.37 % in 1997.
- What is the lowest land-use change — emissions share recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.5 % in 2022.
- How does World rank for land-use change — emissions share?
- World ranks 15th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
- Is land-use change — emissions share rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.7%. 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 (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.