Land-use change — Emissions Share (CO2eq) (AR5) in Melanesia
Melanesia: Land-use change — Emissions Share (CO2eq) (AR5) was 7.71 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land-use change — Emissions Share (CO2eq) in Melanesia, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, land-use change — emissions share (co2eq) in Melanesia stood at 7.71 %. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 25.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land-use change — emissions share (co2eq) in Melanesia peaked at 47.35 % in 1997 and was at its lowest, 7.71 %, in 2023.
Melanesia ranks 62nd of 223 countries 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 (CO2eq) (AR5) in Melanesia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 31.7 % | — |
| 1991 | 31.69 % | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 31.39 % | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 31.2 % | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 31.14 % | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 29.46 % | -5.4% |
| 1996 | 28.72 % | -2.5% |
| 1997 | 47.35 % | +64.9% |
| 1998 | 25.96 % | -45.2% |
| 1999 | 27.04 % | +4.2% |
| 2000 | 25.47 % | -5.8% |
| 2001 | 24.4 % | -4.2% |
| 2002 | 24.32 % | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 23.96 % | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 23.9 % | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 22.84 % | -4.4% |
| 2006 | 22.75 % | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 22.27 % | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 22.82 % | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 23.93 % | +4.9% |
| 2010 | 24.22 % | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 10.42 % | -57.0% |
| 2012 | 10.48 % | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 10.35 % | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 9.92 % | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 11.99 % | +20.9% |
| 2016 | 22.53 % | +87.9% |
| 2017 | 22.65 % | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 22.24 % | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 21.87 % | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 21.89 % | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 7.9 % | -63.9% |
| 2022 | 7.88 % | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 7.71 % | -2.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land-use change — Emissions Share (CO2eq) (AR5) in Melanesia 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 | +87.9% | 11.99 % | 22.53 % |
| 1997 | +64.9% | 28.72 % | 47.35 % |
| 2021 | -63.9% | 21.89 % | 7.9 % |
| 2011 | -57.0% | 24.22 % | 10.42 % |
| 1998 | -45.2% | 47.35 % | 25.96 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31.56 % | 25.96 % | 47.35 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 23.67 % | 22.27 % | 25.47 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.67 % | 9.92 % | 24.22 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.35 % | 7.71 % | 21.89 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Melanesia
More climate change data for Melanesia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 27.63 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 4,815 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,051 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3,764 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 3.97 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 134.44 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 187.9 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 156.62 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 31.29 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.591 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land-use change — emissions share (co2eq) in Melanesia?
- Land-use change — emissions share (co2eq) in Melanesia was 7.71 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest land-use change — emissions share (co2eq) recorded in Melanesia?
- The highest recorded value was 47.35 % in 1997.
- What is the lowest land-use change — emissions share (co2eq) recorded in Melanesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.71 % in 2023.
- How does Melanesia rank for land-use change — emissions share (co2eq)?
- Melanesia ranks 62nd out of 223 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land-use change — emissions share (co2eq) rising or falling in Melanesia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Melanesia 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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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.