AFOLU — Indirect emissions in World

World: AFOLU — Indirect emissions was 1,593 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
1,593 kt
Change on year
up 1.2%
Rank
1st
of 36 groups
All-time high
1,593 kt
in 2023
All-time low
1,168 kt
in 1993
Years of data
34
1990–2023

AFOLU — Indirect emissions in World, 1990–2023

05001.0k1.5k1990200620231990: 1.2k kt1991: 1.2k kt1992: 1.2k kt1993: 1.2k kt1994: 1.2k kt1995: 1.2k kt1996: 1.2k kt1997: 1.2k kt1998: 1.2k kt1999: 1.2k kt2000: 1.2k kt2001: 1.2k kt2002: 1.2k kt2003: 1.3k kt2004: 1.3k kt2005: 1.3k kt2006: 1.3k kt2007: 1.3k kt2008: 1.3k kt2009: 1.4k kt2010: 1.4k kt2011: 1.4k kt2012: 1.4k kt2013: 1.4k kt2014: 1.4k kt2015: 1.4k kt2016: 1.5k kt2017: 1.5k kt2018: 1.5k kt2019: 1.5k kt2020: 1.5k kt2021: 1.6k kt2022: 1.6k kt2023: 1.6k kt

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

Analysis

World recorded 1,593 kt for afolu — indirect emissions in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 13.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, afolu — indirect emissions in World peaked at 1,593 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1,168 kt, in 1993.

That places World 1st out of 36 groups 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1,186 kt 1,168 kt 1,209 kt 10
2000s 1,286 kt 1,219 kt 1,354 kt 10
2010s 1,433 kt 1,357 kt 1,509 kt 10
2020s 1,564 kt 1,538 kt 1,593 kt 4

Countries ranked near World

  1. 1 OECD 289.18 kt compare
  2. 2 Brazil 159.75 kt compare
  3. 3 China 159.23 kt compare
  4. 4 China, mainland 158.48 kt compare

See the full ranking of 244 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is afolu — indirect emissions in World?
Afolu — indirect emissions in World was 1,593 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest afolu — indirect emissions recorded in World?
The highest recorded value was 1,593 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest afolu — indirect emissions recorded in World?
The lowest recorded value was 1,168 kt in 1993.
How does World rank for afolu — indirect emissions?
World ranks 1st out of 36 groups with data for 2023.
Is afolu — indirect emissions rising or falling in World?
Over the last ten years it is up 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this World data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of AFOLU — Indirect emissions (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
AFOLU — Indirect emissions (N2O)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
244 places, 8,019 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