Land-use change — Emissions Share (CO2eq) in Western Europe
Western Europe: Land-use change — Emissions Share (CO2eq) was 0.1 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Land-use change — Emissions Share (CO2eq) in Western 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 Western Europe is 0.1 %, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 11.1% on the previous year and down 60.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land-use change — emissions share (co2eq) in Western Europe peaked at 0.26 % in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.09 %, in 2021.
Western Europe ranks 28th of 32 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Land-use change — Emissions Share (CO2eq) in Western Europe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.12 % | — |
| 1991 | 0.12 % | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.13 % | +8.3% |
| 1993 | 0.13 % | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.13 % | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.13 % | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.13 % | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.13 % | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.13 % | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.14 % | +7.7% |
| 2000 | 0.14 % | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.15 % | +7.1% |
| 2002 | 0.15 % | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.15 % | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.15 % | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.16 % | +6.7% |
| 2006 | 0.16 % | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.16 % | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.16 % | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.17 % | +6.3% |
| 2010 | 0.16 % | -5.9% |
| 2011 | 0.25 % | +56.2% |
| 2012 | 0.25 % | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.25 % | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.26 % | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 0.26 % | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.16 % | -38.5% |
| 2017 | 0.16 % | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.16 % | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.17 % | +6.3% |
| 2020 | 0.18 % | +5.9% |
| 2021 | 0.09 % | -50.0% |
| 2022 | 0.09 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1 % | +11.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.129 % | 0.12 % | 0.14 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.155 % | 0.14 % | 0.17 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.208 % | 0.16 % | 0.26 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.115 % | 0.09 % | 0.18 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Western Europe
- 25 Madagascar 34.79 % compare
- 26 United Republic of Tanzania 34.64 % compare
- 27 Guatemala 33.04 % compare
- 28 Angola 32.89 % compare
- 29 Burkina Faso 30.78 % compare
- 30 Sierra Leone 29.86 % compare
- 31 Mali 29.35 % compare
More climate change data for Western Europe
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 4.53 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 136,034 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 28,488 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 107,546 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 107.5 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 3,841 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 33,397 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 32,700 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 697.27 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 123.4 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land-use change — emissions share (co2eq) in Western Europe?
- Land-use change — emissions share (co2eq) in Western Europe was 0.1 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest land-use change — emissions share (co2eq) recorded in Western Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 0.26 % in 2014.
- What is the lowest land-use change — emissions share (co2eq) recorded in Western Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.09 % in 2021.
- How does Western Europe rank for land-use change — emissions share (co2eq)?
- Western Europe ranks 28th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
- Is land-use change — emissions share (co2eq) rising or falling in Western Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 60.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Western 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.