Climate Change in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)

750 indicators covering climate change for Least Developed Countries (LDCs).

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Drained organic soils — Area 1.91 million ha 2024 down 1.4% 2nd
Drained organic soils — Emissions 15.47 kt 2024 down 1.6% 2nd
Drained organic soils — Emissions 85,190 kt 2024 down 1.2% 2nd
Forest fires — Burning crop residues 894.91 million t 2024 down 29.1% 1st
Forest fires — Burned Area 16.76 million ha 2024 down 29.3% 1st
Forest fires — Emissions 2,058 kt 2024 down 29.1% 1st
Forest fires — Emissions 187.93 kt 2024 down 29.1% 1st
Other forest — Burning crop residues 161.88 million t 2024 down 40.1% 1st
Other forest — Burned Area 3.21 million ha 2024 down 40.1% 1st
Other forest — Emissions 372.32 kt 2024 down 40.1% 1st
Other forest — Emissions 33.99 kt 2024 down 40.1% 1st
Savanna fires — Burning crop residues 1.15 billion t 2024 down 0.8% 1st
Savanna fires — Burned Area 183.09 million ha 2024 down 0.2% 1st
Savanna fires — Emissions 2,652 kt 2024 down 0.8% 1st
Savanna fires — Emissions 242.16 kt 2024 down 0.8% 1st
Grassland — Burning crop residues 334.47 million t 2024 up 3.5% 1st
Grassland — Burned Area 64.39 million ha 2024 up 3.5% 1st
Grassland — Emissions 769.28 kt 2024 up 3.5% 1st
Grassland — Emissions 70.24 kt 2024 up 3.5% 1st
Savanna — Burning crop residues 702.66 million t 2024 down 4.5% 1st
Savanna — Burned Area 100.48 million ha 2024 down 4.4% 1st
Savanna — Emissions 1,616 kt 2024 down 4.5% 1st
Savanna — Emissions 147.56 kt 2024 down 4.5% 1st
Woody savanna — Burning crop residues 106.86 million t 2024 up 13.1% 1st
Woody savanna — Burned Area 17.83 million ha 2024 up 13.1% 1st
Woody savanna — Emissions 245.78 kt 2024 up 13.1% 1st
Woody savanna — Emissions 22.44 kt 2024 up 13.1% 1st
Savanna and woody savanna — Burning crop residues 809.52 million t 2024 down 2.5% 1st
Savanna and woody savanna — Burned Area 118.31 million ha 2024 down 2.1% 1st
Humid tropical forest — Burning crop residues 733.03 million t 2024 down 26.1% 1st
Humid tropical forest — Burned Area 13.55 million ha 2024 down 26.1% 1st
Humid tropical forest — Emissions 1,686 kt 2024 down 26.1% 1st
Humid tropical forest — Emissions 153.94 kt 2024 down 26.1% 1st
Closed shrubland — Burning crop residues 7.61 million t 2024 down 0.9% 1st
Closed shrubland — Burned Area 284,880 ha 2024 down 0.9% 1st
Closed shrubland — Emissions 17.49 kt 2024 down 0.9% 1st
Closed shrubland — Emissions 1.6 kt 2024 down 0.9% 1st
Open shrubland — Burning crop residues 1.57 million t 2024 down 19.6% 3rd
Open shrubland — Burned Area 109,579 ha 2024 down 19.6% 3rd
Open shrubland — Emissions 3.6 kt 2024 down 19.6% 3rd
Open shrubland — Emissions 0.3291 kt 2024 down 19.6% 3rd
Fires in organic soils — Burning crop residues 2.06 million t 2024 up 18.2% 2nd
Fires in organic soils — Burned Area 5,858 ha 2024 up 18.3% 2nd
Fires in organic soils — Emissions 43.34 kt 2024 up 18.2% 2nd
Fires in organic soils — Emissions 3,511 kt 2024 up 18.2% 2nd
Closed and open shrubland — Burning crop residues 9.17 million t 2024 down 4.7% 1st
Closed and open shrubland — Burned Area 394,459 ha 2024 down 7.0% 1st
Barley — Crop residues 71.79 million kg 2050 — 3rd
Barley — Crop residues 1.38 kt 2050 — 3rd
Barley — Crop residues 1.13 kt 2050 — 3rd
Barley — Crop residues 0.2538 kt 2050 — 3rd
Sugar cane — Burning crop residues 1.05 million t 2050 — 2nd
Sugar cane — Burning crop residues 0.0736 kt 2050 — 2nd
Sugar cane — Burning crop residues 2.84 kt 2050 — 2nd
Soya beans — Crop residues 42.99 million kg 2050 — 3rd
Soya beans — Crop residues 0.8275 kt 2050 — 3rd
Soya beans — Crop residues 0.6755 kt 2050 — 3rd
Soya beans — Crop residues 0.152 kt 2050 — 3rd
Rice — Area harvested, annual growth rate 1.95 % change on previous year 2023 up 287.8% 16th
Rice — Burning crop residues (Emissions CH4), annual growth rate 1.95 % change on previous year 2023 up 287.7% 16th