Environment in Least developed countries: UN classification

52 indicators covering environment for Least developed countries: UN classification.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 112.31 Mt CO2e 2024 up 46.2%
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) 140.82 Mt CO2e 2024 up 55.9%
Carbon intensity of GDP 0.3477 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 2024 up 7.7%
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 124.24 Mt CO2e 2024 up 72.1%
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 0.3791 t CO2e/capita 2024 up 20.3%
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 445.36 Mt CO2e 2024 up 52.2%
Aquaculture production 5.26 million metric tons 2024 up 55.5%
Capture fisheries production 10.76 million metric tons 2024 up 23.7%
Total fisheries production 16.02 million metric tons 2024 up 32.6%
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes 56.28 Mt CO2e 2024 up 96.3%
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 68.54 Mt CO2e 2024 up 49.6%
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 10.32 Mt CO2e 2024 down 38.8%
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Building (Energy) 39.15 Mt CO2e 2024 up 12.0%
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture 220.79 Mt CO2e 2024 up 21.3%
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Building (Energy) 10.86 Mt CO2e 2024 up 15.5%
Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.8523 Mt CO2e 2024 up 38.9%
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 1,728 Mt CO2e 2024 up 26.6%
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste 12.32 Mt CO2e 2024 up 25.6%
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) 2.37 Mt CO2e 2024 up 44.2%
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 1.08 Mt CO2e 2024 up 245.0%
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 277.25 Mt CO2e 2024 up 19.5%
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes 27.85 Mt CO2e 2024 up 2.8%
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.7132 Mt CO2e 2024 up 12.8%
Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.14 Mt CO2e 2024 up 53.3%
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 1.47 t CO2e/capita 2024 up 0.1%
Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 651.79 Mt CO2e 2024 up 16.2%
Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 67.76 Mt CO2e 2024 up 16.4%
Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 142.65 Mt CO2e 2024 up 8.3%
Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.7109 Mt CO2e 2024 up 43.7%
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 1.27 Mt CO2e 2024 up 24.5%
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 976.24 Mt CO2e 2024 up 17.8%
F-gases emissions from Industrial Processes 29.16 Mt CO2e 2024 up 157.4%
Carbon intensity of GDP 0.0971 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 2024 up 10.5%
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 492.0% 2024 up 70.3%
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 113.6% 2024 up 44.3%
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 169.7% 2024 up 50.1%
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 124.1% 2024 up 37.4%
Coal rents 0.1% 2021 down 34.8%
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Agriculture 5.92 Mt CO2e 2024 up 61.5%
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Waste 0.0915 Mt CO2e 2024 up 27.6%
Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Processes 0.0076 Mt CO2e 2024 down 23.2%
Total greenhouse gas emissions including LULUCF 1,834 Mt CO2e 2023 down 4.4%
Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Total excluding non-trop 146.69 Mt CO2e 2023 down 75.8%
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural 10.0% 2023 up 110.3%
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking 20.7% 2023 up 61.8%
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban 40.1% 2023 up 20.1%
Forest rents 2.6% 2021 down 28.2%
Water productivity, total (constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of to 5.99 2022 up 42.0%
Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Forest Land -1,090 Mt CO2e 2023 down 3.2%
Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Deforestation 1,178 Mt CO2e 2023 down 25.3%
Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Other Land 56.88 Mt CO2e 2023 down 43.4%
Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Organic Soil 0 Mt CO2e 2020