LULUCF — Emissions per capita in Annex I countries
Annex I countries: LULUCF — Emissions per capita was -0.94 t CO2eq/cap in 2023. ▲ Rising
LULUCF — Emissions per capita in Annex I countries, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t CO2eq/cap.
Analysis
Annex I countries recorded -0.94 t CO2eq/cap for lulucf — emissions per capita in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 38.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lulucf — emissions per capita in Annex I countries peaked at -0.94 t CO2eq/cap in 2021 and was at its lowest, -1.69 t CO2eq/cap, in 2001.
That places Annex I countries 28th out of 32 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
LULUCF — Emissions per capita in Annex I countries, year by year
| Year | t CO2eq/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | -1.6 t CO2eq/cap | — |
| 1991 | -1.59 t CO2eq/cap | -0.6% |
| 1992 | -1.67 t CO2eq/cap | +5.0% |
| 1993 | -1.66 t CO2eq/cap | -0.6% |
| 1994 | -1.65 t CO2eq/cap | -0.6% |
| 1995 | -1.64 t CO2eq/cap | -0.6% |
| 1996 | -1.62 t CO2eq/cap | -1.2% |
| 1997 | -1.63 t CO2eq/cap | +0.6% |
| 1998 | -1.61 t CO2eq/cap | -1.2% |
| 1999 | -1.61 t CO2eq/cap | -0.0% |
| 2000 | -1.61 t CO2eq/cap | -0.0% |
| 2001 | -1.69 t CO2eq/cap | +5.0% |
| 2002 | -1.68 t CO2eq/cap | -0.6% |
| 2003 | -1.67 t CO2eq/cap | -0.6% |
| 2004 | -1.67 t CO2eq/cap | -0.0% |
| 2005 | -1.66 t CO2eq/cap | -0.6% |
| 2006 | -1.65 t CO2eq/cap | -0.6% |
| 2007 | -1.65 t CO2eq/cap | -0.0% |
| 2008 | -1.63 t CO2eq/cap | -1.2% |
| 2009 | -1.63 t CO2eq/cap | -0.0% |
| 2010 | -1.62 t CO2eq/cap | -0.6% |
| 2011 | -1.55 t CO2eq/cap | -4.3% |
| 2012 | -1.54 t CO2eq/cap | -0.6% |
| 2013 | -1.53 t CO2eq/cap | -0.6% |
| 2014 | -1.52 t CO2eq/cap | -0.7% |
| 2015 | -1.52 t CO2eq/cap | -0.0% |
| 2016 | -1.05 t CO2eq/cap | -30.9% |
| 2017 | -1.04 t CO2eq/cap | -1.0% |
| 2018 | -1.03 t CO2eq/cap | -1.0% |
| 2019 | -1.02 t CO2eq/cap | -1.0% |
| 2020 | -1.02 t CO2eq/cap | -0.0% |
| 2021 | -0.94 t CO2eq/cap | -7.8% |
| 2022 | -0.95 t CO2eq/cap | +1.1% |
| 2023 | -0.94 t CO2eq/cap | -1.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where LULUCF — Emissions per capita in Annex I countries 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +30.9% | -1.52 t CO2eq/cap | -1.05 t CO2eq/cap |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -1.63 t CO2eq/cap | -1.67 t CO2eq/cap | -1.59 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | -1.65 t CO2eq/cap | -1.69 t CO2eq/cap | -1.61 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | -1.34 t CO2eq/cap | -1.62 t CO2eq/cap | -1.02 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.9625 t CO2eq/cap | -1.02 t CO2eq/cap | -0.94 t CO2eq/cap | 4 |
Countries ranked near Annex I countries
- 25 Zambia 1.9 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 26 Madagascar 1.81 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 27 Malaysia 1.8 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 27 Melanesia 1.8 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 29 Mozambique 1.7 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 30 Democratic Republic of the Congo 1.68 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 31 Indonesia 1.66 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 31 Lithuania 1.66 t CO2eq/cap compare
More climate change data for Annex I countries
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 30.57 billion kg (2050)
- Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues 3.5 kt (2050)
- Maize (corn) — Crop residues 4.04 billion kg (2050)
- Maize (corn) — Crop residues 77.86 kt (2050)
- Maize (corn) — Crop residues 63.56 kt (2050)
- Maize (corn) — Crop residues 14.3 kt (2050)
- Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues 50.00 million t (2050)
- Potatoes — Crop residues 280.73 million kg (2050)
- Potatoes — Crop residues 4.41 kt (2050)
- Potatoes — Crop residues 5.4 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lulucf — emissions per capita in Annex I countries?
- Lulucf — emissions per capita in Annex I countries was -0.94 t CO2eq/cap in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest lulucf — emissions per capita recorded in Annex I countries?
- The highest recorded value was -0.94 t CO2eq/cap in 2021.
- What is the lowest lulucf — emissions per capita recorded in Annex I countries?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.69 t CO2eq/cap in 2001.
- How does Annex I countries rank for lulucf — emissions per capita?
- Annex I countries ranks 28th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
- Is lulucf — emissions per capita rising or falling in Annex I countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Annex I countries data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of LULUCF — Emissions per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.