LULUCF — Emissions (CH4) — UNFCCC in World

World: LULUCF — Emissions (CH4) — UNFCCC was 2,729 kt in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
2,729 kt
Change on year
down 7.2%
Rank
1st
of 4 groups
All-time high
10,442 kt
in 1994
All-time low
2,729 kt
in 2019
Years of data
30
1990–2019

LULUCF — Emissions (CH4) — UNFCCC in World, 1990–2019

2.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k10.0k1990200420191990: 4.9k kt1991: 3.1k kt1992: 4.0k kt1993: 4.1k kt1994: 10.4k kt1995: 5.1k kt1996: 4.1k kt1997: 3.7k kt1998: 4.4k kt1999: 4.3k kt2000: 8.4k kt2001: 5.7k kt2002: 6.6k kt2003: 8.2k kt2004: 8.6k kt2005: 9.0k kt2006: 6.9k kt2007: 6.6k kt2008: 6.5k kt2009: 6.0k kt2010: 8.2k kt2011: 3.2k kt2012: 3.6k kt2013: 3.0k kt2014: 4.8k kt2015: 3.4k kt2016: 3.2k kt2017: 3.0k kt2018: 2.9k kt2019: 2.7k kt

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

Analysis

In 2019, lulucf — emissions (ch4) — unfccc in World stood at 2,729 kt. That is the lowest value across all 30 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.2% on the previous year and down 54.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, lulucf — emissions (ch4) — unfccc in World peaked at 10,442 kt in 1994 and was at its lowest, 2,729 kt, in 2019.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.

LULUCF — Emissions (CH4) — UNFCCC in World, year by year

Annual values for LULUCF — Emissions (CH4) — UNFCCC in World, 1990 to 2019.
Year kt Change
1990 4,884 kt —
1991 3,119 kt -36.1%
1992 4,033 kt +29.3%
1993 4,114 kt +2.0%
1994 10,442 kt +153.8%
1995 5,066 kt -51.5%
1996 4,127 kt -18.5%
1997 3,694 kt -10.5%
1998 4,355 kt +17.9%
1999 4,288 kt -1.5%
2000 8,370 kt +95.2%
2001 5,744 kt -31.4%
2002 6,573 kt +14.4%
2003 8,193 kt +24.7%
2004 8,563 kt +4.5%
2005 9,007 kt +5.2%
2006 6,879 kt -23.6%
2007 6,631 kt -3.6%
2008 6,453 kt -2.7%
2009 5,996 kt -7.1%
2010 8,171 kt +36.3%
2011 3,215 kt -60.7%
2012 3,598 kt +11.9%
2013 3,023 kt -16.0%
2014 4,790 kt +58.5%
2015 3,441 kt -28.2%
2016 3,219 kt -6.4%
2017 3,006 kt -6.6%
2018 2,941 kt -2.1%
2019 2,729 kt -7.2%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where LULUCF — Emissions (CH4) — UNFCCC in World 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
1994 +153.8% 4,114 kt 10,442 kt

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 4,812 kt 3,119 kt 10,442 kt 10
2000s 7,241 kt 5,744 kt 9,007 kt 10
2010s 3,813 kt 2,729 kt 8,171 kt 10

Countries ranked near World

  1. 1 Democratic Republic of the Congo 1,802 kt compare
  2. 2 Russian Federation 1,015 kt compare
  3. 2 Russia 1,015 kt compare
  4. 4 Central African Republic 723.84 kt compare

See the full ranking of 72 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is lulucf — emissions (ch4) — unfccc in World?
Lulucf — emissions (ch4) — unfccc in World was 2,729 kt in 2019, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest lulucf — emissions (ch4) — unfccc recorded in World?
The highest recorded value was 10,442 kt in 1994.
What is the lowest lulucf — emissions (ch4) — unfccc recorded in World?
The lowest recorded value was 2,729 kt in 2019.
How does World rank for lulucf — emissions (ch4) — unfccc?
World ranks 1st out of 4 groups with data for 2019.
Is lulucf — emissions (ch4) — unfccc rising or falling in World?
Over the last ten years it is down 54.5%. 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 LULUCF — Emissions (CH4) — UNFCCC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
LULUCF — Emissions (CH4) — UNFCCC
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
72 places, 1,646 data points, 1990–2019
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf