LULUCF — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in World

World: LULUCF — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 was 153,802 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
153,802 kt
Change on year
up 83.8%
Rank
1st
of 12 groups
All-time high
453,085 kt
in 1997
All-time low
81,733 kt
in 2001
Years of data
34
1990–2023

LULUCF — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in World, 1990–2023

100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k500.0k1990200620231990: 183.0k kt1991: 183.0k kt1992: 183.0k kt1993: 183.0k kt1994: 183.0k kt1995: 183.0k kt1996: 157.9k kt1997: 453.1k kt1998: 306.1k kt1999: 220.3k kt2000: 135.6k kt2001: 81.7k kt2002: 224.3k kt2003: 158.7k kt2004: 259.5k kt2005: 182.6k kt2006: 269.5k kt2007: 139.6k kt2008: 113.2k kt2009: 214.4k kt2010: 149.4k kt2011: 164.5k kt2012: 177.7k kt2013: 154.4k kt2014: 246.2k kt2015: 259.0k kt2016: 128.6k kt2017: 116.9k kt2018: 150.7k kt2019: 235.5k kt2020: 126.4k kt2021: 105.2k kt2022: 83.7k kt2023: 153.8k kt

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

Analysis

World recorded 153,802 kt for lulucf — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in 2023.

The figure is up 83.8% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, lulucf — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in World peaked at 453,085 kt in 1997 and was at its lowest, 81,733 kt, in 2001.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 223,539 kt 157,878 kt 453,085 kt 10
2000s 177,916 kt 81,733 kt 269,485 kt 10
2010s 178,295 kt 116,941 kt 259,027 kt 10
2020s 117,252 kt 83,666 kt 153,802 kt 4

Countries ranked near World

  1. 1 Indonesia 67,342 kt compare
  2. 2 OECD 10,966 kt compare
  3. 3 Central African Republic 8,440 kt compare
  4. 4 Zambia 8,015 kt compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is lulucf — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in World?
Lulucf — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in World was 153,802 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest lulucf — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 recorded in World?
The highest recorded value was 453,085 kt in 1997.
What is the lowest lulucf — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 recorded in World?
The lowest recorded value was 81,733 kt in 2001.
How does World rank for lulucf — emissions (co2eq) from ch4?
World ranks 1st out of 12 groups with data for 2023.
Is lulucf — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 rising or falling in World?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. 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 (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
LULUCF — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
273 places, 9,061 data points, 1990–2023
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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