Land-use change — Emissions Share in Asia

Asia: Land-use change — Emissions Share was 0.65 % in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.65 %
Change on year
up 85.7%
Rank
15th
of 32 groups
All-time high
1.59 %
in 2004
All-time low
0.29 %
in 2000
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Land-use change — Emissions Share in Asia, 1990–2023

0.511.51990200620231990: 1.2 %1991: 1.2 %1992: 1.1 %1993: 1.1 %1994: 1.1 %1995: 1 %1996: 0.37 %1997: 1.6 %1998: 1.4 %1999: 0.5 %2000: 0.29 %2001: 0.33 %2002: 0.62 %2003: 0.96 %2004: 1.6 %2005: 0.92 %2006: 0.95 %2007: 1.3 %2008: 0.69 %2009: 1.1 %2010: 1.1 %2011: 0.68 %2012: 0.89 %2013: 0.75 %2014: 1 %2015: 0.97 %2016: 0.7 %2017: 0.63 %2018: 0.5 %2019: 0.74 %2020: 0.85 %2021: 0.76 %2022: 0.35 %2023: 0.65 %

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

Asia recorded 0.65 % for land-use change — emissions share in 2023.

That represents a change of up 85.7% on the previous year and down 13.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, land-use change — emissions share in Asia peaked at 1.59 % in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.29 %, in 2000.

Asia ranks 15th 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 in Asia, year by year

Annual values for Land-use change — Emissions Share (N2O) in Asia, 1990 to 2023.
Year % Change
1990 1.22 % —
1991 1.19 % -2.5%
1992 1.1 % -7.6%
1993 1.1 % +0.0%
1994 1.08 % -1.8%
1995 1.01 % -6.5%
1996 0.37 % -63.4%
1997 1.57 % +324.3%
1998 1.39 % -11.5%
1999 0.5 % -64.0%
2000 0.29 % -42.0%
2001 0.33 % +13.8%
2002 0.62 % +87.9%
2003 0.96 % +54.8%
2004 1.59 % +65.6%
2005 0.92 % -42.1%
2006 0.95 % +3.3%
2007 1.26 % +32.6%
2008 0.69 % -45.2%
2009 1.13 % +63.8%
2010 1.12 % -0.9%
2011 0.68 % -39.3%
2012 0.89 % +30.9%
2013 0.75 % -15.7%
2014 1.01 % +34.7%
2015 0.97 % -4.0%
2016 0.7 % -27.8%
2017 0.63 % -10.0%
2018 0.5 % -20.6%
2019 0.74 % +48.0%
2020 0.85 % +14.9%
2021 0.76 % -10.6%
2022 0.35 % -53.9%
2023 0.65 % +85.7%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Land-use change — Emissions Share in Asia 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.

YearChange FromTo
1997 +324.3% 0.37 % 1.57 %

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.05 % 0.37 % 1.57 % 10
2000s 0.874 % 0.29 % 1.59 % 10
2010s 0.799 % 0.5 % 1.12 % 10
2020s 0.6525 % 0.35 % 0.85 % 4

Countries ranked near Asia

  1. 12 Cambodia 10.79 % compare
  2. 13 Honduras 9.52 % compare
  3. 14 Nepal 9.16 % compare
  4. 15 Mozambique 9.11 % compare
  5. 16 Congo 7.83 % compare
  6. 17 Liberia 6.62 % compare
  7. 18 Nicaragua 5.02 % compare

See the full ranking of 255 places →

More climate change data for Asia

All data for Asia →

Frequently asked questions

What is land-use change — emissions share in Asia?
Land-use change — emissions share in Asia was 0.65 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest land-use change — emissions share recorded in Asia?
The highest recorded value was 1.59 % in 2004.
What is the lowest land-use change — emissions share recorded in Asia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.29 % in 2000.
How does Asia rank for land-use change — emissions share?
Asia ranks 15th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
Is land-use change — emissions share rising or falling in Asia?
Over the last ten years it is down 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Asia data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Land-use change — Emissions Share (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 34 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Land-use change — Emissions Share in Asia. Statizoid, drawing on Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Retrieved 27 September 2026, from https://climate.statizoid.com/stat/land-use-change-emissions-share-n2o/asia/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://climate.statizoid.com/stat/land-use-change-emissions-share-n2o/asia/">Land-use change — Emissions Share in Asia</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Land-use change — Emissions Share (N2O)
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
255 places, 8,422 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

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.