LULUCF — Emissions per capita in Western Europe
Western Europe: LULUCF — Emissions per capita was 0.03 t CO2eq/cap in 2023. ◆ Volatile
LULUCF — Emissions per capita in Western Europe, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t CO2eq/cap.
Analysis
Western Europe recorded 0.03 t CO2eq/cap for lulucf — emissions per capita in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 106.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lulucf — emissions per capita in Western Europe peaked at 0.03 t CO2eq/cap in 2021 and was at its lowest, -0.47 t CO2eq/cap, in 2011.
Western Europe ranks 22nd of 34 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.393 t CO2eq/cap | -0.4 t CO2eq/cap | -0.39 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.385 t CO2eq/cap | -0.39 t CO2eq/cap | -0.38 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.268 t CO2eq/cap | -0.47 t CO2eq/cap | 0.01 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.025 t CO2eq/cap | 0.01 t CO2eq/cap | 0.03 t CO2eq/cap | 4 |
Countries ranked near Western Europe
- 19 Ireland 2.04 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 20 Lao People's Democratic Republic 2.03 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 21 Gabon 2 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 22 Vanuatu 1.95 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 23 Zambia 1.9 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 24 Madagascar 1.81 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 25 Malaysia 1.8 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 25 Melanesia 1.8 t CO2eq/cap compare
More climate change data for Western Europe
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 136,034 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO 28,488 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO 107,546 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 107.5 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 3,841 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 33,397 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 32,700 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 697.27 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 123.4 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 24.9 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lulucf — emissions per capita in Western Europe?
- Lulucf — emissions per capita in Western Europe was 0.03 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 Western Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 0.03 t CO2eq/cap in 2021.
- What is the lowest lulucf — emissions per capita recorded in Western Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.47 t CO2eq/cap in 2011.
- How does Western Europe rank for lulucf — emissions per capita?
- Western Europe ranks 22nd out of 34 groups with data for 2023.
- Is lulucf — emissions per capita rising or falling in Western Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 106.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Western Europe 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.