Agrifood systems — Emissions in Asia

Asia: Agrifood systems — Emissions was 3,653 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
3,653 kt
Change on year
up 2.0%
Rank
1st
of 22 regions
All-time high
3,653 kt
in 2023
All-time low
2,193 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Agrifood systems — Emissions in Asia, 1990–2023

01.0k2.0k3.0k4.0k1990200620231990: 2.2k kt1991: 2.2k kt1992: 2.4k kt1993: 2.4k kt1994: 2.5k kt1995: 2.6k kt1996: 2.7k kt1997: 2.7k kt1998: 2.7k kt1999: 2.8k kt2000: 2.7k kt2001: 2.7k kt2002: 2.8k kt2003: 2.8k kt2004: 2.9k kt2005: 3.0k kt2006: 3.1k kt2007: 3.1k kt2008: 3.2k kt2009: 3.3k kt2010: 3.3k kt2011: 3.3k kt2012: 3.4k kt2013: 3.4k kt2014: 3.5k kt2015: 3.5k kt2016: 3.5k kt2017: 3.5k kt2018: 3.4k kt2019: 3.5k kt2020: 3.6k kt2021: 3.6k kt2022: 3.6k kt2023: 3.7k kt

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

Analysis

In 2023, agrifood systems — emissions in Asia stood at 3,653 kt. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 7.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, agrifood systems — emissions in Asia peaked at 3,653 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2,193 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.

Agrifood systems — Emissions in Asia, year by year

Annual values for Agrifood systems — Emissions (N2O) in Asia, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 2,193 kt
1991 2,231 kt +1.7%
1992 2,419 kt +8.5%
1993 2,398 kt -0.9%
1994 2,462 kt +2.7%
1995 2,623 kt +6.6%
1996 2,721 kt +3.7%
1997 2,672 kt -1.8%
1998 2,715 kt +1.6%
1999 2,753 kt +1.4%
2000 2,700 kt -1.9%
2001 2,710 kt +0.4%
2002 2,789 kt +2.9%
2003 2,836 kt +1.7%
2004 2,949 kt +4.0%
2005 2,989 kt +1.4%
2006 3,081 kt +3.1%
2007 3,136 kt +1.8%
2008 3,155 kt +0.6%
2009 3,255 kt +3.1%
2010 3,300 kt +1.4%
2011 3,320 kt +0.6%
2012 3,355 kt +1.1%
2013 3,388 kt +1.0%
2014 3,450 kt +1.8%
2015 3,466 kt +0.4%
2016 3,463 kt -0.1%
2017 3,493 kt +0.9%
2018 3,448 kt -1.3%
2019 3,465 kt +0.5%
2020 3,578 kt +3.2%
2021 3,585 kt +0.2%
2022 3,583 kt -0.1%
2023 3,653 kt +2.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2,519 kt 2,193 kt 2,753 kt 10
2000s 2,960 kt 2,700 kt 3,255 kt 10
2010s 3,415 kt 3,300 kt 3,493 kt 10
2020s 3,600 kt 3,578 kt 3,653 kt 4

Countries ranked near Asia

  1. 1 OECD 2,203 kt compare
  2. 2 China 1,322 kt compare
  3. 3 China, mainland 1,313 kt compare
  4. 4 India 870.83 kt compare

See the full ranking of 276 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is agrifood systems — emissions in Asia?
Agrifood systems — emissions in Asia was 3,653 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest agrifood systems — emissions recorded in Asia?
The highest recorded value was 3,653 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest agrifood systems — emissions recorded in Asia?
The lowest recorded value was 2,193 kt in 1990.
How does Asia rank for agrifood systems — emissions?
Asia ranks 1st out of 22 regions with data for 2023.
Is agrifood systems — emissions rising or falling in Asia?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.8%. 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 Agrifood systems — Emissions (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Agrifood systems — Emissions (N2O)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
276 places, 9,163 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