Pre- and post-production — Emissions in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)

Least Developed Countries (LDCs): Pre- and post-production — Emissions was 3,924 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
3,924 kt
Change on year
up 0.9%
Rank
2nd
of 22 regions
All-time high
3,924 kt
in 2023
All-time low
2,452 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Pre- and post-production — Emissions in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 1990–2023

01.0k2.0k3.0k4.0k1990200620231990: 2.5k kt1991: 2.5k kt1992: 2.6k kt1993: 2.7k kt1994: 2.7k kt1995: 2.8k kt1996: 2.8k kt1997: 2.9k kt1998: 2.9k kt1999: 2.9k kt2000: 3.0k kt2001: 3.0k kt2002: 3.1k kt2003: 3.1k kt2004: 3.1k kt2005: 3.2k kt2006: 3.2k kt2007: 3.2k kt2008: 3.3k kt2009: 3.3k kt2010: 3.4k kt2011: 3.4k kt2012: 3.5k kt2013: 3.6k kt2014: 3.6k kt2015: 3.6k kt2016: 3.7k kt2017: 3.7k kt2018: 3.8k kt2019: 3.8k kt2020: 3.8k kt2021: 3.9k kt2022: 3.9k kt2023: 3.9k kt

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

Analysis

Least Developed Countries (LDCs) recorded 3,924 kt for pre- and post-production — emissions in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 10.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, pre- and post-production — emissions in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) peaked at 3,924 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2,452 kt, in 1990.

Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 2nd of 22 regions on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2,721 kt 2,452 kt 2,933 kt 10
2000s 3,151 kt 2,977 kt 3,337 kt 10
2010s 3,606 kt 3,382 kt 3,787 kt 10
2020s 3,872 kt 3,821 kt 3,924 kt 4

Countries ranked near Least Developed Countries (LDCs)

  1. 1 China (People’s Republic of) 10,702 kt compare
  2. 2 China, mainland 10,573 kt compare
  3. 3 OECD 9,648 kt compare
  4. 4 India 5,780 kt compare
  5. 5 Brazil 2,882 kt compare

See the full ranking of 275 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is pre- and post-production — emissions in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
Pre- and post-production — emissions in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) was 3,924 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest pre- and post-production — emissions recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
The highest recorded value was 3,924 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest pre- and post-production — emissions recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
The lowest recorded value was 2,452 kt in 1990.
How does Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank for pre- and post-production — emissions?
Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 2nd out of 22 regions with data for 2023.
Is pre- and post-production — emissions rising or falling in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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 Pre- and post-production — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Pre- and post-production — Emissions (CH4)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
275 places, 9,102 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