Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions in OECD

OECD: Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions was 9,548 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
9,548 kt
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
3rd
of 215 countries
All-time high
9,844 kt
in 2015
All-time low
8,064 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions in OECD, 1990–2023

02.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k10.0k1990200620231990: 8.1k kt1991: 8.2k kt1992: 8.4k kt1993: 8.6k kt1994: 8.4k kt1995: 8.6k kt1996: 8.7k kt1997: 8.3k kt1998: 9.2k kt1999: 9.2k kt2000: 9.6k kt2001: 9.8k kt2002: 9.2k kt2003: 9.5k kt2004: 9.4k kt2005: 9.5k kt2006: 9.6k kt2007: 9.7k kt2008: 9.5k kt2009: 9.6k kt2010: 9.5k kt2011: 9.6k kt2012: 9.6k kt2013: 9.8k kt2014: 9.8k kt2015: 9.8k kt2016: 9.4k kt2017: 9.4k kt2018: 9.4k kt2019: 9.5k kt2020: 9.5k kt2021: 9.5k kt2022: 9.5k kt2023: 9.5k kt

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

Analysis

In 2023, agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions in OECD stood at 9,548 kt.

That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and down 2.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions in OECD peaked at 9,844 kt in 2015 and was at its lowest, 8,064 kt, in 1990.

OECD ranks 3rd of 215 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions in OECD, year by year

Annual values for Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CH4) in OECD, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 8,064 kt
1991 8,209 kt +1.8%
1992 8,364 kt +1.9%
1993 8,555 kt +2.3%
1994 8,384 kt -2.0%
1995 8,553 kt +2.0%
1996 8,658 kt +1.2%
1997 8,272 kt -4.5%
1998 9,231 kt +11.6%
1999 9,180 kt -0.6%
2000 9,647 kt +5.1%
2001 9,757 kt +1.1%
2002 9,203 kt -5.7%
2003 9,548 kt +3.8%
2004 9,385 kt -1.7%
2005 9,504 kt +1.3%
2006 9,580 kt +0.8%
2007 9,743 kt +1.7%
2008 9,504 kt -2.5%
2009 9,595 kt +1.0%
2010 9,517 kt -0.8%
2011 9,560 kt +0.4%
2012 9,599 kt +0.4%
2013 9,832 kt +2.4%
2014 9,769 kt -0.6%
2015 9,844 kt +0.8%
2016 9,397 kt -4.5%
2017 9,418 kt +0.2%
2018 9,447 kt +0.3%
2019 9,472 kt +0.3%
2020 9,489 kt +0.2%
2021 9,502 kt +0.1%
2022 9,523 kt +0.2%
2023 9,548 kt +0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 8,547 kt 8,064 kt 9,231 kt 10
2000s 9,547 kt 9,203 kt 9,757 kt 10
2010s 9,585 kt 9,397 kt 9,844 kt 10
2020s 9,515 kt 9,489 kt 9,548 kt 4

Countries ranked near OECD

  1. 1 China 10,378 kt compare
  2. 2 China, mainland 10,253 kt compare
  3. 4 India 5,765 kt compare
  4. 5 Brazil 2,868 kt compare
  5. 6 Indonesia 2,611 kt compare

See the full ranking of 269 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions in OECD?
Agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions in OECD was 9,548 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions recorded in OECD?
The highest recorded value was 9,844 kt in 2015.
What is the lowest agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions recorded in OECD?
The lowest recorded value was 8,064 kt in 1990.
How does OECD rank for agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions?
OECD ranks 3rd out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
Is agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions rising or falling in OECD?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this OECD data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CH4)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
269 places, 8,917 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

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