LULUCF — Emissions per capita in OECD
OECD: LULUCF — Emissions per capita was -0.07 t CO2eq/cap in 2023. ▲ Rising
LULUCF — Emissions per capita in OECD, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t CO2eq/cap.
Analysis
In 2023, lulucf — emissions per capita in OECD stood at -0.07 t CO2eq/cap. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 12.5% on the previous year and up 92.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lulucf — emissions per capita in OECD peaked at -0.07 t CO2eq/cap in 2023 and was at its lowest, -0.94 t CO2eq/cap, in 2011.
OECD ranks 173rd of 223 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
LULUCF — Emissions per capita in OECD, year by year
| Year | t CO2eq/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | -0.89 t CO2eq/cap | — |
| 1991 | -0.88 t CO2eq/cap | -1.1% |
| 1992 | -0.89 t CO2eq/cap | +1.1% |
| 1993 | -0.88 t CO2eq/cap | -1.1% |
| 1994 | -0.87 t CO2eq/cap | -1.1% |
| 1995 | -0.87 t CO2eq/cap | -0.0% |
| 1996 | -0.86 t CO2eq/cap | -1.1% |
| 1997 | -0.85 t CO2eq/cap | -1.2% |
| 1998 | -0.83 t CO2eq/cap | -2.4% |
| 1999 | -0.83 t CO2eq/cap | -0.0% |
| 2000 | -0.83 t CO2eq/cap | -0.0% |
| 2001 | -0.93 t CO2eq/cap | +12.0% |
| 2002 | -0.92 t CO2eq/cap | -1.1% |
| 2003 | -0.91 t CO2eq/cap | -1.1% |
| 2004 | -0.91 t CO2eq/cap | -0.0% |
| 2005 | -0.9 t CO2eq/cap | -1.1% |
| 2006 | -0.89 t CO2eq/cap | -1.1% |
| 2007 | -0.89 t CO2eq/cap | -0.0% |
| 2008 | -0.88 t CO2eq/cap | -1.1% |
| 2009 | -0.87 t CO2eq/cap | -1.1% |
| 2010 | -0.87 t CO2eq/cap | -0.0% |
| 2011 | -0.94 t CO2eq/cap | +8.0% |
| 2012 | -0.93 t CO2eq/cap | -1.1% |
| 2013 | -0.93 t CO2eq/cap | -0.0% |
| 2014 | -0.92 t CO2eq/cap | -1.1% |
| 2015 | -0.91 t CO2eq/cap | -1.1% |
| 2016 | -0.43 t CO2eq/cap | -52.7% |
| 2017 | -0.43 t CO2eq/cap | -0.0% |
| 2018 | -0.42 t CO2eq/cap | -2.3% |
| 2019 | -0.41 t CO2eq/cap | -2.4% |
| 2020 | -0.41 t CO2eq/cap | -0.0% |
| 2021 | -0.08 t CO2eq/cap | -80.5% |
| 2022 | -0.08 t CO2eq/cap | -0.0% |
| 2023 | -0.07 t CO2eq/cap | -12.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where LULUCF — Emissions per capita in OECD 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +80.5% | -0.41 t CO2eq/cap | -0.08 t CO2eq/cap |
| 2016 | +52.7% | -0.91 t CO2eq/cap | -0.43 t CO2eq/cap |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.865 t CO2eq/cap | -0.89 t CO2eq/cap | -0.83 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.893 t CO2eq/cap | -0.93 t CO2eq/cap | -0.83 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.719 t CO2eq/cap | -0.94 t CO2eq/cap | -0.41 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.16 t CO2eq/cap | -0.41 t CO2eq/cap | -0.07 t CO2eq/cap | 4 |
Countries ranked near OECD
- 171 Portugal -0.06 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 171 Uzbekistan -0.06 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 173 Democratic People's Republic of Korea -0.07 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 173 Mauritania -0.07 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 176 Syrian Arab Republic -0.08 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 176 Türkiye -0.08 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 176 Syria -0.08 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 176 Turkey -0.08 t CO2eq/cap compare
More climate change data for OECD
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 264,403 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 984,128 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 240,219 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 743,908 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 906.49 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 26,568 kt (2050)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 29.42 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 223,315 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 1,467 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 842.7 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lulucf — emissions per capita in OECD?
- Lulucf — emissions per capita in OECD was -0.07 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 OECD?
- The highest recorded value was -0.07 t CO2eq/cap in 2023.
- What is the lowest lulucf — emissions per capita recorded in OECD?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.94 t CO2eq/cap in 2011.
- How does OECD rank for lulucf — emissions per capita?
- OECD ranks 173rd out of 223 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lulucf — emissions per capita rising or falling in OECD?
- Over the last ten years it is up 92.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this OECD 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.