Land-use change — Emissions Share (CO2eq) in Northern Europe
Northern Europe: Land-use change — Emissions Share (CO2eq) was 1.36 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Land-use change — Emissions Share (CO2eq) in Northern Europe, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land-use change — emissions share (co2eq) in Northern Europe is 1.36 %, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.8% on the previous year and down 52.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land-use change — emissions share (co2eq) in Northern Europe peaked at 3.42 % in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.97 %, in 1996.
That places Northern Europe 18th out of 32 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Land-use change — Emissions Share (CO2eq) in Northern Europe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.04 % | — |
| 1991 | 1.02 % | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 0.98 % | -3.9% |
| 1993 | 1 % | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 0.99 % | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 1.01 % | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 0.97 % | -4.0% |
| 1997 | 1 % | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 1.01 % | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 1.03 % | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 1.04 % | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 2.83 % | +172.1% |
| 2002 | 2.87 % | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 2.8 % | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 2.83 % | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 2.9 % | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 2.86 % | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 2.93 % | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 2.97 % | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 3.23 % | +8.8% |
| 2010 | 3.07 % | -5.0% |
| 2011 | 2.87 % | -6.5% |
| 2012 | 2.83 % | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 2.87 % | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 3.06 % | +6.6% |
| 2015 | 3.16 % | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 2.95 % | -6.6% |
| 2017 | 2.99 % | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 3.01 % | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 3.17 % | +5.3% |
| 2020 | 3.42 % | +7.9% |
| 2021 | 1.29 % | -62.3% |
| 2022 | 1.31 % | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 1.36 % | +3.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land-use change — Emissions Share (CO2eq) in Northern Europe 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 | +172.1% | 1.04 % | 2.83 % |
| 2021 | -62.3% | 3.42 % | 1.29 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.01 % | 0.97 % | 1.04 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.73 % | 1.04 % | 3.23 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 3 % | 2.83 % | 3.17 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.84 % | 1.29 % | 3.42 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Northern Europe
- 15 Paraguay 51.88 % compare
- 16 Vanuatu 51.23 % compare
- 17 Mozambique 46.03 % compare
- 18 Solomon Islands 45.13 % compare
- 19 Guyana 44.35 % compare
- 20 Lao People's Democratic Republic 38.4 % compare
- 20 Laos 38.4 % compare
More climate change data for Northern Europe
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 2.17 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 81,778 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 17,871 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 63,907 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 67.44 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 2,282 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 15,260 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 15,142 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 118.83 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 57.14 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land-use change — emissions share (co2eq) in Northern Europe?
- Land-use change — emissions share (co2eq) in Northern Europe was 1.36 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest land-use change — emissions share (co2eq) recorded in Northern Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 3.42 % in 2020.
- What is the lowest land-use change — emissions share (co2eq) recorded in Northern Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.97 % in 1996.
- How does Northern Europe rank for land-use change — emissions share (co2eq)?
- Northern Europe ranks 18th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
- Is land-use change — emissions share (co2eq) rising or falling in Northern Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Northern 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 (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.