Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) in Least developed countries
Least developed countries: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) was 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) in Least developed countries, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Mt CO2e per square kilometre.
Analysis
Least developed countries recorded 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) in 2023. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 59.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) in Least developed countries peaked at 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre, in 1971.
Least developed countries ranks 45th of 47 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) in Least developed countries, year by year
| Year | Mt CO2e per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1972 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1973 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1974 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1975 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1976 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 1977 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +11.9% |
| 1978 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1979 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1980 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1981 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1982 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1983 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1984 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1986 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1987 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1988 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1989 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1991 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 1994 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1995 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +13.0% |
| 1996 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1997 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1998 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 2000 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 2002 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 2004 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2006 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 2007 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 2008 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 2009 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 2010 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 2011 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 2012 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 2013 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 2014 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 2015 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2016 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 2017 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 2018 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2019 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 2022 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Least developed countries
- 42 Austria 0.0007 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
- 43 Dominican Republic 0.0007 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
- 44 Denmark 0.0007 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
- 45 Slovakia 0.0006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
- 46 Slovenia 0.0006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
- 47 British Virgin Islands 0.0006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
- 48 Turkey 0.0006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) in Least developed countries?
- Carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) in Least developed countries was 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) recorded in Least developed countries?
- The highest recorded value was 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) recorded in Least developed countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 1971.
- How does Least developed countries rank for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e)?
- Least developed countries ranks 45th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) rising or falling in Least developed countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 59.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Least developed countries data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.