environmental2024

Share of global cumulative 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.

Source: Our World in Data197 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
0.6%
Median: 0.1%
Countries Covered
197
with available data
Highest
United States of America
13.9%
Lowest
France
-0.4%
Top 5 Countries
1United States of America13.9%
2Brazil13.4%
3Russian Federation11.9%
4People's Republic of China9.0%
5Indonesia8.7%
By Region
North America5.1%(4 countries)
South America2.7%(7 countries)
Asia1.3%(25 countries)
Oceania0.9%(2 countries)
Africa0.6%(9 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (-0.4%)High (13.9%)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 0.6%)

North America (4)
South America (7)
Asia (25)
Oceania (2)
Africa (9)
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
1United States of America13.9%
2Brazil13.4%
3Russian Federation11.9%
4People's Republic of China9.0%
5Indonesia8.7%
6India4.6%
7Canada4.5%
8Democratic Republic of the Congo3.0%
9Thailand2.4%
10Colombia2.3%
11Myanmar1.8%
12Cote d'Ivoire1.6%
13Philippines1.6%
14Mexico1.6%
15Australia1.5%
16Malaysia1.5%
17Argentina1.5%
18Ukraine1.5%
19Nigeria1.4%
20Vietnam1.2%
21Ethiopia1.0%
22Bolivia0.9%
23United Republic of Tanzania0.9%
24Angola0.8%
25South Africa0.8%
26Türkiye0.8%
27Madagascar0.7%
28Venezuela0.7%
29Zambia0.7%
30Peru0.6%
31Guinea0.6%
32Japan0.6%
33Belarus0.6%
34Cambodia0.6%
35Ecuador0.5%
36Chile0.5%
37Mozambique0.5%
38Nicaragua0.5%
39Guatemala0.5%
40Kazakhstan0.5%
41Cuba0.4%
42Paraguay0.4%
43Ghana0.4%
44Bangladesh0.4%
45Finland0.4%
46Cameroon0.4%
47Honduras0.4%
48Kenya0.4%
49Lao People's Democratic Republic0.4%
50United Kingdom0.4%
51Romania0.4%
52New Zealand0.3%
53Uganda0.3%
54Republic of the Congo0.3%
55Sri Lanka0.3%
56Pakistan0.3%
57Papua New Guinea0.3%
58Sudan0.3%
59Mongolia0.3%
60Sweden0.3%
61Islamic Republic of Iran0.3%
62Sierra Leone0.3%
63Panama0.3%
64Costa Rica0.2%
65Nepal0.2%
66Zimbabwe0.2%
67South Sudan0.2%
68Spain0.2%
69Mali0.2%
70Liberia0.2%
71Morocco0.2%
72Niger0.2%
73North Korea0.2%
74Dominican Republic0.2%
75Benin0.2%
76Burkina Faso0.2%
77Togo0.2%
78Lithuania0.2%
79Denmark0.2%
80Greece0.2%
81Algeria0.1%
82Malawi0.1%
83Chad0.1%
84Somalia0.1%
85Serbia0.1%
86Bulgaria0.1%
87Bhutan0.1%
88Gabon0.1%
89Netherlands0.1%
90Norway0.1%
91Croatia0.1%
92Latvia0.1%
93Central African Republic0.1%
94Guyana0.1%
95Afghanistan0.1%
96Senegal0.1%
97Haiti0.1%
98El Salvador0.1%
99Iraq0.1%
100Azerbaijan0.1%
101Bosnia and Herzegovina0.1%
102Hungary0.1%
103Uruguay0.1%
104Tunisia0.1%
105Slovakia0.1%
106Rwanda0.1%
107Burundi0.1%
108The Republic of North Macedonia0.1%
109Syrian Arab Republic0.1%
110Portugal0.1%
111Belize0.1%
112Poland0.0%
113Belgium0.0%
114Italy0.0%
115Uzbekistan0.0%
116Slovenia0.0%
117Albania0.0%
118Timor-Leste0.0%
119Egypt0.0%
120Kyrgyzstan0.0%
121Jamaica0.0%
122South Korea0.0%
123Namibia0.0%
124Guinea-Bissau0.0%
125Eswatini0.0%
126Botswana0.0%
127Switzerland0.0%
128Eritrea0.0%
129Austria0.0%
130Lesotho0.0%
131Ireland0.0%
132Estonia0.0%
133Solomon Islands0.0%
134Iceland0.0%
135Montenegro0.0%
136Turkmenistan0.0%
137Vanuatu0.0%
138Suriname0.0%
139Saudi Arabia0.0%
140Tajikistan0.0%
141Libya0.0%
142Armenia0.0%
143Brunei Darussalam0.0%
144Moldova, Republic of0.0%
145Republic of The Gambia0.0%
146Jordan0.0%
147Fiji0.0%
148Trinidad and Tobago0.0%
149Cyprus0.0%
150Mauritania0.0%
151Israel0.0%
152Singapore0.0%
153Lebanon0.0%
154Samoa0.0%
155Comoros0.0%
156Germany0.0%
157Djibouti0.0%
158Cape Verde0.0%
159Bahamas0.0%
160Luxembourg0.0%
161Sao Tome and Principe0.0%
162Tonga0.0%
163Barbados0.0%
164Dominica0.0%
165Saint Vincent and the Grenadines0.0%
166Qatar0.0%
167State of Palestine0.0%
168United Arab Emirates0.0%
169Andorra0.0%
170Saint Lucia0.0%
171Mauritius0.0%
172San Marino0.0%
173Bahrain0.0%
174Maldives0.0%
175Monaco0.0%
176Cook Islands0.0%
177Kiribati0.0%
178Nauru0.0%
179Niue0.0%
180Micronesia, Federated States of0.0%
181Marshall Islands0.0%
182Palau0.0%
183Seychelles0.0%
184Tuvalu0.0%
185Holy See (Vatican City State)-0.0%
186Liechtenstein-0.0%
187Kuwait-0.0%
188Grenada-0.0%
189Saint Kitts and Nevis-0.0%
190Oman-0.0%
191Malta-0.0%
192Antigua and Barbuda-0.0%
193Yemen-0.0%
194Equatorial Guinea-0.0%
195Czech Republic-0.0%
196Georgia-0.0%
197France-0.4%
Showing 197 of 197 countries

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Data Source

This data comes from Our World in Data (2024).

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