AFOLU — Emissions in Asia

Asia: AFOLU — Emissions was 67,702 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
67,702 kt
Change on year
up 4.0%
Rank
3rd
of 37 groups
All-time high
67,702 kt
in 2023
All-time low
53,674 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

AFOLU — Emissions in Asia, 1990–2023

020.0k40.0k60.0k1990200620231990: 53.7k kt1991: 54.0k kt1992: 56.4k kt1993: 56.6k kt1994: 57.3k kt1995: 58.5k kt1996: 57.9k kt1997: 66.3k kt1998: 60.0k kt1999: 58.7k kt2000: 57.5k kt2001: 56.6k kt2002: 61.0k kt2003: 57.9k kt2004: 62.5k kt2005: 60.6k kt2006: 65.1k kt2007: 60.5k kt2008: 60.7k kt2009: 64.7k kt2010: 61.3k kt2011: 62.8k kt2012: 63.3k kt2013: 63.2k kt2014: 66.6k kt2015: 67.0k kt2016: 62.8k kt2017: 62.8k kt2018: 64.2k kt2019: 66.2k kt2020: 64.2k kt2021: 65.0k kt2022: 65.1k kt2023: 67.7k kt

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.

Analysis

In 2023, afolu — emissions in Asia stood at 67,702 kt. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

That represents a change of up 4.0% on the previous year and up 7.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, afolu — emissions in Asia peaked at 67,702 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 53,674 kt, in 1990.

Asia ranks 3rd of 37 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 57,929 kt 53,674 kt 66,274 kt 10
2000s 60,706 kt 56,645 kt 65,053 kt 10
2010s 64,029 kt 61,330 kt 67,041 kt 10
2020s 65,477 kt 64,155 kt 67,702 kt 4

Countries ranked near Asia

  1. 1 OECD 28,113 kt compare
  2. 2 India 21,066 kt compare
  3. 3 Brazil 14,886 kt compare
  4. 4 China 14,267 kt compare
  5. 5 China, mainland 14,181 kt compare
  6. 6 Pakistan 6,165 kt compare

See the full ranking of 275 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is afolu — emissions in Asia?
Afolu — emissions in Asia was 67,702 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest afolu — emissions recorded in Asia?
The highest recorded value was 67,702 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest afolu — emissions recorded in Asia?
The lowest recorded value was 53,674 kt in 1990.
How does Asia rank for afolu — emissions?
Asia ranks 3rd out of 37 groups with data for 2023.
Is afolu — emissions rising or falling in Asia?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Asia data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of AFOLU — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
AFOLU — Emissions (CH4)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
275 places, 9,129 data points, 1990–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf