Land-use change — Emissions Share (CO2eq) (AR5) in OECD
OECD: Land-use change — Emissions Share (CO2eq) (AR5) was 1.04 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land-use change — Emissions Share (CO2eq) in OECD, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
OECD recorded 1.04 % for land-use change — emissions share (co2eq) in 2023.
The figure is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 136.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land-use change — emissions share (co2eq) in OECD peaked at 2.08 % in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.43 %, in 2011.
OECD ranks 89th 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 OECD, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.08 % | — |
| 1991 | 2.08 % | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 2.07 % | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 2.03 % | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 2 % | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 1.98 % | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 1.93 % | -2.5% |
| 1997 | 1.91 % | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 1.95 % | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 1.91 % | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 1.87 % | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 0.85 % | -54.5% |
| 2002 | 0.86 % | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.86 % | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.83 % | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 0.84 % | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.84 % | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.83 % | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.85 % | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 0.9 % | +5.9% |
| 2010 | 0.87 % | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 0.43 % | -50.6% |
| 2012 | 0.43 % | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.44 % | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 0.44 % | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.44 % | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.54 % | +250.0% |
| 2017 | 1.53 % | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 1.52 % | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 1.55 % | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 1.68 % | +8.4% |
| 2021 | 1.01 % | -39.9% |
| 2022 | 1.01 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.04 % | +3.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land-use change — Emissions Share (CO2eq) (AR5) in OECD 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 | +250.0% | 0.44 % | 1.54 % |
| 2001 | -54.5% | 1.87 % | 0.85 % |
| 2011 | -50.6% | 0.87 % | 0.43 % |
| 2021 | -39.9% | 1.68 % | 1.01 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.99 % | 1.91 % | 2.08 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.953 % | 0.83 % | 1.87 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.919 % | 0.43 % | 1.55 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.19 % | 1.01 % | 1.68 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near OECD
More climate change data for OECD
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- Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues 139.28 kt (2050)
- Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues 51.58 million t (2050)
- Maize (corn) — Crop residues 14.64 kt (2050)
- Maize (corn) — Crop residues 65.07 kt (2050)
- Maize (corn) — Crop residues 79.71 kt (2050)
- Maize (corn) — Crop residues 4.14 billion kg (2050)
- Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues 3.61 kt (2050)
- Manure applied to Soils — Direct emissions 137.03 kt (2050)
- Synthetic Fertilizers — Direct emissions 462.38 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land-use change — emissions share (co2eq) in OECD?
- Land-use change — emissions share (co2eq) in OECD was 1.04 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest land-use change — emissions share (co2eq) recorded in OECD?
- The highest recorded value was 2.08 % in 1990.
- What is the lowest land-use change — emissions share (co2eq) recorded in OECD?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.43 % in 2011.
- How does OECD rank for land-use change — emissions share (co2eq)?
- OECD ranks 89th out of 223 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land-use change — emissions share (co2eq) rising or falling in OECD?
- Over the last ten years it is up 136.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this OECD 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.