AFOLU — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in Asia

Asia: AFOLU — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 was 1.90 million kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
1.90 million kt
Change on year
up 4.0%
Rank
1st
of 22 regions
All-time high
1.90 million kt
in 2023
All-time low
1.50 million kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

AFOLU — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in Asia, 1990–2023

0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M1990200620231990: 1.5M kt1991: 1.5M kt1992: 1.6M kt1993: 1.6M kt1994: 1.6M kt1995: 1.6M kt1996: 1.6M kt1997: 1.9M kt1998: 1.7M kt1999: 1.6M kt2000: 1.6M kt2001: 1.6M kt2002: 1.7M kt2003: 1.6M kt2004: 1.8M kt2005: 1.7M kt2006: 1.8M kt2007: 1.7M kt2008: 1.7M kt2009: 1.8M kt2010: 1.7M kt2011: 1.8M kt2012: 1.8M kt2013: 1.8M kt2014: 1.9M kt2015: 1.9M kt2016: 1.8M kt2017: 1.8M kt2018: 1.8M kt2019: 1.9M kt2020: 1.8M kt2021: 1.8M kt2022: 1.8M kt2023: 1.9M kt

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

Analysis

Asia recorded 1.90 million kt for afolu — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.0% on the previous year and up 7.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, afolu — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in Asia peaked at 1.90 million kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.50 million kt, in 1990.

That places Asia 1st out of 22 regions with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

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

AFOLU — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in Asia, year by year

Annual values for AFOLU — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) in Asia, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 1.50 million kt
1991 1.51 million kt +0.5%
1992 1.58 million kt +4.5%
1993 1.59 million kt +0.4%
1994 1.60 million kt +1.2%
1995 1.64 million kt +2.1%
1996 1.62 million kt -0.9%
1997 1.86 million kt +14.4%
1998 1.68 million kt -9.4%
1999 1.64 million kt -2.2%
2000 1.61 million kt -2.1%
2001 1.59 million kt -1.5%
2002 1.71 million kt +7.6%
2003 1.62 million kt -5.0%
2004 1.75 million kt +8.0%
2005 1.70 million kt -3.1%
2006 1.82 million kt +7.4%
2007 1.69 million kt -7.0%
2008 1.70 million kt +0.3%
2009 1.81 million kt +6.6%
2010 1.72 million kt -5.2%
2011 1.76 million kt +2.4%
2012 1.77 million kt +0.7%
2013 1.77 million kt -0.1%
2014 1.87 million kt +5.4%
2015 1.88 million kt +0.6%
2016 1.76 million kt -6.4%
2017 1.76 million kt +0.0%
2018 1.80 million kt +2.3%
2019 1.85 million kt +3.1%
2020 1.80 million kt -3.1%
2021 1.82 million kt +1.3%
2022 1.82 million kt +0.2%
2023 1.90 million kt +4.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.62 million kt 1.50 million kt 1.86 million kt 10
2000s 1.70 million kt 1.59 million kt 1.82 million kt 10
2010s 1.79 million kt 1.72 million kt 1.88 million kt 10
2020s 1.83 million kt 1.80 million kt 1.90 million kt 4

Countries ranked near Asia

  1. 1 OECD 787,175 kt compare
  2. 2 India 589,860 kt compare
  3. 3 Brazil 416,817 kt compare
  4. 4 China 399,475 kt compare

See the full ranking of 275 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is afolu — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in Asia?
Afolu — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in Asia was 1.90 million kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest afolu — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 recorded in Asia?
The highest recorded value was 1.90 million kt in 2023.
What is the lowest afolu — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 recorded in Asia?
The lowest recorded value was 1.50 million kt in 1990.
How does Asia rank for afolu — emissions (co2eq) from ch4?
Asia ranks 1st out of 22 regions with data for 2023.
Is afolu — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 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 (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
AFOLU — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5)
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