Which has higher incineration — emissions, Asia or OECD?

Asia, at 21,757 kt against 13,849 kt in OECD as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Asia and OECD?

34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Incineration — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Asia vs OECD: Incineration — Emissions (CO2)

Asia

21,757 kt

in 2023

OECD

13,849 kt

in 2023

Asia rank

2nd

OECD rank

1st

Incineration — Emissions (CO2) over time

Asia
OECD

How they compare

Asia currently reports 21,757 kt against 13,849 kt in OECD, a difference of 7,908 kt.

That makes Asia's figure about 1.6 times OECD's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Asia has been ahead every year.

Asia ranks 2nd and OECD ranks 1st of 25 groups.

Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Asia	OECD	Difference	Ahead
1990s	20,079 kt	13,443 kt	6,636 kt	Asia
2000s	20,766 kt	13,658 kt	7,108 kt	Asia
2010s	21,562 kt	13,794 kt	7,768 kt	Asia
2020s	21,755 kt	13,833 kt	7,923 kt	Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher incineration — emissions, Asia or OECD?: Asia, at 21,757 kt against 13,849 kt in OECD as of 2023.
What is the difference in incineration — emissions between Asia and OECD?: 7,908 kt, with Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Asia and OECD?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Asia and OECD rank globally for incineration — emissions?: Asia ranks 2nd and OECD ranks 1st of 25 groups.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Incineration — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Incineration — Emissions (CO2)
Unit: kt
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 155 places, 5,030 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 23 October 2026

The FAOSTAT domain Emissions from Pre- and Post-Agricultural Production provides estimates of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and related activity data associated with pre- and post-production stages of agrifood systems. The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2), fluorinated gases (F-gases) and their aggregates expressed in carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2eq). Estimates are computed following Tier 1 methods of the IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014) and are disseminated annually.