Land-use change — Emissions Share (CO2eq) (AR5) in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
Least Developed Countries (LDCs): Land-use change — Emissions Share (CO2eq) (AR5) was 27.82 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land-use change — Emissions Share (CO2eq) in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Least Developed Countries (LDCs) recorded 27.82 % for land-use change — emissions share (co2eq) in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and down 39.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land-use change — emissions share (co2eq) in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) peaked at 49.91 % in 1990 and was at its lowest, 27.82 %, in 2023.
Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 3rd of 32 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Land-use change — Emissions Share (CO2eq) (AR5) in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 49.91 % | — |
| 1991 | 49.85 % | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 49.41 % | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 49.09 % | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 48.23 % | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 47.36 % | -1.8% |
| 1996 | 45.88 % | -3.1% |
| 1997 | 45.63 % | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 44.83 % | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 44.12 % | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 43.37 % | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 45.94 % | +5.9% |
| 2002 | 45.29 % | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 44.93 % | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 44.49 % | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 43.6 % | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 43.26 % | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 42.59 % | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 41.91 % | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 41.3 % | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 40.77 % | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 47.42 % | +16.3% |
| 2012 | 46.78 % | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 45.93 % | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 45.29 % | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 44.9 % | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 31.57 % | -29.7% |
| 2017 | 31.16 % | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 30.45 % | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 30.13 % | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 29.83 % | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 29.02 % | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 28.23 % | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 27.82 % | -1.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land-use change — Emissions Share (CO2eq) (AR5) in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 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 | -29.7% | 44.9 % | 31.57 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 47.43 % | 44.12 % | 49.91 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 43.67 % | 41.3 % | 45.94 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.44 % | 30.13 % | 47.42 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.73 % | 27.82 % | 29.83 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is land-use change — emissions share (co2eq) in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Land-use change — emissions share (co2eq) in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) was 27.82 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest land-use change — emissions share (co2eq) recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 49.91 % in 1990.
- What is the lowest land-use change — emissions share (co2eq) recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.82 % in 2023.
- How does Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank for land-use change — emissions share (co2eq)?
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 3rd out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
- Is land-use change — emissions share (co2eq) rising or falling in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Least Developed Countries (LDCs) data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Land-use change — Emissions Share (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.