LULUCF — Emissions per capita in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
Least Developed Countries (LDCs): LULUCF — Emissions per capita was 0.75 t CO2eq/cap in 2023. ▼ Falling
LULUCF — Emissions per capita in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t CO2eq/cap.
Analysis
In 2023, lulucf — emissions per capita in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) stood at 0.75 t CO2eq/cap. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 52.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lulucf — emissions per capita in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) peaked at 2.04 t CO2eq/cap in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.75 t CO2eq/cap, in 2023.
That places Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 8th out of 34 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.8 t CO2eq/cap | 1.6 t CO2eq/cap | 2.04 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.37 t CO2eq/cap | 1.24 t CO2eq/cap | 1.5 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.32 t CO2eq/cap | 0.97 t CO2eq/cap | 1.66 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.82 t CO2eq/cap | 0.75 t CO2eq/cap | 0.95 t CO2eq/cap | 4 |
Countries ranked near Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
More climate change data for Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 708,280 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO 216,438 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO 491,841 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 816.75 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 17,566 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 179,120 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 48,410 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 130,710 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 182.68 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 4,668 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lulucf — emissions per capita in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Lulucf — emissions per capita in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) was 0.75 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 Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 2.04 t CO2eq/cap in 1990.
- What is the lowest lulucf — emissions per capita recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.75 t CO2eq/cap in 2023.
- How does Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank for lulucf — emissions per capita?
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 8th out of 34 groups with data for 2023.
- Is lulucf — emissions per capita rising or falling in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 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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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.