Land-use change — Emissions Share (CO2eq) in World
World: Land-use change — Emissions Share (CO2eq) was 6.12 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land-use change — Emissions Share (CO2eq) in World, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, land-use change — emissions share (co2eq) in World stood at 6.12 %.
That represents a change of up 6.2% on the previous year and down 15.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land-use change — emissions share (co2eq) in World peaked at 17.18 % in 1997 and was at its lowest, 5.76 %, in 2022.
World ranks 14th of 32 groups 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) in World, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 16.29 % | — |
| 1991 | 16.04 % | -1.5% |
| 1992 | 16.18 % | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 16.11 % | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 16.02 % | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 15.74 % | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 14.93 % | -5.1% |
| 1997 | 17.18 % | +15.1% |
| 1998 | 15.55 % | -9.5% |
| 1999 | 14.86 % | -4.4% |
| 2000 | 14.24 % | -4.2% |
| 2001 | 9.53 % | -33.1% |
| 2002 | 10.68 % | +12.1% |
| 2003 | 9.43 % | -11.7% |
| 2004 | 10 % | +6.0% |
| 2005 | 9.08 % | -9.2% |
| 2006 | 9.61 % | +5.8% |
| 2007 | 8.21 % | -14.6% |
| 2008 | 7.94 % | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 8.88 % | +11.8% |
| 2010 | 7.81 % | -12.0% |
| 2011 | 7.41 % | -5.1% |
| 2012 | 7.33 % | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 7.22 % | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 7.83 % | +8.4% |
| 2015 | 7.9 % | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 6.23 % | -21.1% |
| 2017 | 6.03 % | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 6.22 % | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 6.63 % | +6.6% |
| 2020 | 6.09 % | -8.1% |
| 2021 | 5.9 % | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 5.76 % | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 6.12 % | +6.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.89 % | 14.86 % | 17.18 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.76 % | 7.94 % | 14.24 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.06 % | 6.03 % | 7.9 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.97 % | 5.76 % | 6.12 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near World
- 11 Bhutan 56.06 % compare
- 12 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 53.69 % compare
- 13 Côte d'Ivoire 52.15 % compare
- 13 Cote d'Ivoire 52.15 % compare
- 15 Paraguay 51.88 % compare
- 16 Vanuatu 51.23 % compare
- 17 Mozambique 46.03 % compare
More climate change data for World
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 135.91 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 4.94 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1.27 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3.67 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 4,791 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 130,918 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1.64 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 957,726 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 685,096 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 3,614 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land-use change — emissions share (co2eq) in World?
- Land-use change — emissions share (co2eq) in World was 6.12 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest land-use change — emissions share (co2eq) recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 17.18 % in 1997.
- What is the lowest land-use change — emissions share (co2eq) recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.76 % in 2022.
- How does World rank for land-use change — emissions share (co2eq)?
- World ranks 14th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
- Is land-use change — emissions share (co2eq) rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this World 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.