environmental2024
Share of global annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2024; countries can have different observation years.
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Key Insights
Global Average
0.6%
Median: 0.0%
Countries Covered
197
with available data
Highest
Brazil
34.9%
Lowest
People's Republic of China
-7.0%
Top 5 Countries
1Brazil34.9%
2Democratic Republic of the Congo14.1%
3Indonesia12.6%
4Russian Federation8.4%
5Cote d'Ivoire5.2%
By Region
South America5.5%(7 countries)
North America1.2%(4 countries)
Africa0.8%(9 countries)
Oceania0.6%(2 countries)
Asia0.6%(25 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (-7.0%)High (34.9%)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 0.6%)
South America (7)
North America (4)
Africa (9)
Oceania (2)
Asia (25)
Other (118)
Europe (32)
Percentile Profile
The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.
0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest
About This Statistic
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2024; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.
Methodology
Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil | 34.9% |
| 2 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 14.1% |
| 3 | Indonesia | 12.6% |
| 4 | Russian Federation | 8.4% |
| 5 | Cote d'Ivoire | 5.2% |
| 6 | Ethiopia | 4.7% |
| 7 | Argentina | 3.1% |
| 8 | Vietnam | 2.5% |
| 9 | Thailand | 2.4% |
| 10 | United States of America | 2.4% |
| 11 | Canada | 2.4% |
| 12 | Bolivia | 2.4% |
| 13 | United Republic of Tanzania | 1.7% |
| 14 | Myanmar | 1.6% |
| 15 | Zambia | 1.4% |
| 16 | Malaysia | 1.4% |
| 17 | Central African Republic | 1.1% |
| 18 | Angola | 1.1% |
| 19 | Guinea | 1.1% |
| 20 | Benin | 1.0% |
| 21 | Nigeria | 0.9% |
| 22 | Cambodia | 0.9% |
| 23 | Philippines | 0.9% |
| 24 | Australia | 0.9% |
| 25 | Finland | 0.7% |
| 26 | Mali | 0.7% |
| 27 | Madagascar | 0.7% |
| 28 | Mozambique | 0.7% |
| 29 | Guatemala | 0.6% |
| 30 | Somalia | 0.6% |
| 31 | Burkina Faso | 0.6% |
| 32 | Papua New Guinea | 0.6% |
| 33 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 0.5% |
| 34 | Liberia | 0.5% |
| 35 | Cameroon | 0.5% |
| 36 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0.4% |
| 37 | Afghanistan | 0.4% |
| 38 | Republic of the Congo | 0.4% |
| 39 | Peru | 0.4% |
| 40 | Paraguay | 0.3% |
| 41 | South Sudan | 0.3% |
| 42 | Bangladesh | 0.3% |
| 43 | Colombia | 0.3% |
| 44 | New Zealand | 0.3% |
| 45 | Ghana | 0.3% |
| 46 | Kenya | 0.3% |
| 47 | Honduras | 0.3% |
| 48 | Sri Lanka | 0.2% |
| 49 | North Korea | 0.2% |
| 50 | Venezuela | 0.2% |
| 51 | Chile | 0.2% |
| 52 | Nicaragua | 0.2% |
| 53 | Malawi | 0.2% |
| 54 | Sudan | 0.2% |
| 55 | Sierra Leone | 0.2% |
| 56 | Sweden | 0.2% |
| 57 | Norway | 0.2% |
| 58 | India | 0.2% |
| 59 | Eritrea | 0.2% |
| 60 | Gabon | 0.2% |
| 61 | Nepal | 0.1% |
| 62 | Lesotho | 0.1% |
| 63 | Chad | 0.1% |
| 64 | Bhutan | 0.1% |
| 65 | Belize | 0.1% |
| 66 | Niger | 0.1% |
| 67 | Senegal | 0.1% |
| 68 | Ukraine | 0.1% |
| 69 | Japan | 0.1% |
| 70 | Solomon Islands | 0.1% |
| 71 | Netherlands | 0.1% |
| 72 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.1% |
| 73 | Namibia | 0.1% |
| 74 | Uganda | 0.1% |
| 75 | Burundi | 0.1% |
| 76 | Portugal | 0.1% |
| 77 | Belgium | 0.1% |
| 78 | South Africa | 0.1% |
| 79 | Timor-Leste | 0.1% |
| 80 | Guyana | 0.1% |
| 81 | Latvia | 0.1% |
| 82 | Egypt | 0.1% |
| 83 | Azerbaijan | 0.1% |
| 84 | Algeria | 0.1% |
| 85 | Rwanda | 0.0% |
| 86 | Iraq | 0.0% |
| 87 | Slovenia | 0.0% |
| 88 | Togo | 0.0% |
| 89 | Panama | 0.0% |
| 90 | Denmark | 0.0% |
| 91 | Mongolia | 0.0% |
| 92 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.0% |
| 93 | Slovakia | 0.0% |
| 94 | Jordan | 0.0% |
| 95 | Brunei Darussalam | 0.0% |
| 96 | Uruguay | 0.0% |
| 97 | Saudi Arabia | 0.0% |
| 98 | Mauritania | 0.0% |
| 99 | Iceland | 0.0% |
| 100 | Republic of The Gambia | 0.0% |
| 101 | Oman | 0.0% |
| 102 | Eswatini | 0.0% |
| 103 | Yemen | 0.0% |
| 104 | El Salvador | 0.0% |
| 105 | Suriname | 0.0% |
| 106 | Luxembourg | 0.0% |
| 107 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.0% |
| 108 | Dominican Republic | 0.0% |
| 109 | Djibouti | 0.0% |
| 110 | Singapore | 0.0% |
| 111 | Lebanon | 0.0% |
| 112 | Tajikistan | 0.0% |
| 113 | State of Palestine | 0.0% |
| 114 | Comoros | 0.0% |
| 115 | Armenia | 0.0% |
| 116 | Qatar | 0.0% |
| 117 | Tonga | 0.0% |
| 118 | Kuwait | 0.0% |
| 119 | Cape Verde | 0.0% |
| 120 | Monaco | 0.0% |
| 121 | United Arab Emirates | 0.0% |
| 122 | Maldives | 0.0% |
| 123 | Bahrain | 0.0% |
| 124 | Cook Islands | 0.0% |
| 125 | Kiribati | 0.0% |
| 126 | Holy See (Vatican City State) | 0.0% |
| 127 | Nauru | 0.0% |
| 128 | Niue | 0.0% |
| 129 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 0.0% |
| 130 | Marshall Islands | 0.0% |
| 131 | Palau | 0.0% |
| 132 | Seychelles | 0.0% |
| 133 | Tuvalu | 0.0% |
| 134 | San Marino | -0.0% |
| 135 | Andorra | -0.0% |
| 136 | Liechtenstein | -0.0% |
| 137 | Bahamas | -0.0% |
| 138 | Antigua and Barbuda | -0.0% |
| 139 | Mauritius | -0.0% |
| 140 | Israel | -0.0% |
| 141 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | -0.0% |
| 142 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | -0.0% |
| 143 | Malta | -0.0% |
| 144 | Barbados | -0.0% |
| 145 | Grenada | -0.0% |
| 146 | Dominica | -0.0% |
| 147 | Saint Lucia | -0.0% |
| 148 | Cuba | -0.0% |
| 149 | Switzerland | -0.0% |
| 150 | Trinidad and Tobago | -0.0% |
| 151 | Botswana | -0.0% |
| 152 | Libya | -0.0% |
| 153 | Estonia | -0.0% |
| 154 | Samoa | -0.0% |
| 155 | Vanuatu | -0.0% |
| 156 | Turkmenistan | -0.0% |
| 157 | Kyrgyzstan | -0.0% |
| 158 | Ireland | -0.0% |
| 159 | Jamaica | -0.0% |
| 160 | Albania | -0.0% |
| 161 | The Republic of North Macedonia | -0.0% |
| 162 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | -0.0% |
| 163 | Austria | -0.0% |
| 164 | Lithuania | -0.0% |
| 165 | Uzbekistan | -0.0% |
| 166 | Cyprus | -0.0% |
| 167 | Costa Rica | -0.0% |
| 168 | Fiji | -0.0% |
| 169 | Tunisia | -0.0% |
| 170 | Zimbabwe | -0.0% |
| 171 | Montenegro | -0.1% |
| 172 | Croatia | -0.1% |
| 173 | Moldova, Republic of | -0.1% |
| 174 | Belarus | -0.1% |
| 175 | South Korea | -0.1% |
| 176 | Haiti | -0.1% |
| 177 | United Kingdom | -0.1% |
| 178 | Germany | -0.1% |
| 179 | Czech Republic | -0.1% |
| 180 | Syrian Arab Republic | -0.1% |
| 181 | Georgia | -0.1% |
| 182 | Kazakhstan | -0.2% |
| 183 | Bulgaria | -0.2% |
| 184 | Türkiye | -0.2% |
| 185 | Spain | -0.2% |
| 186 | Hungary | -0.2% |
| 187 | Ecuador | -0.3% |
| 188 | France | -0.3% |
| 189 | Italy | -0.3% |
| 190 | Morocco | -0.3% |
| 191 | Serbia | -0.4% |
| 192 | Pakistan | -0.4% |
| 193 | Greece | -0.4% |
| 194 | Romania | -0.5% |
| 195 | Poland | -0.6% |
| 196 | Mexico | -0.8% |
| 197 | People's Republic of China | -7.0% |
Showing 197 of 197 countries
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2024).
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