Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions in Southern Asia

Southern Asia: Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions was 8,572 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
8,572 kt
Change on year
up 0.5%
Rank
6th
of 32 groups
All-time high
8,572 kt
in 2023
All-time low
5,986 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions in Southern Asia, 1990–2023

02.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k1990200620231990: 6.0k kt1991: 6.1k kt1992: 6.3k kt1993: 6.4k kt1994: 6.5k kt1995: 6.7k kt1996: 6.8k kt1997: 6.9k kt1998: 7.0k kt1999: 7.1k kt2000: 7.2k kt2001: 7.2k kt2002: 7.3k kt2003: 7.4k kt2004: 7.4k kt2005: 7.5k kt2006: 7.6k kt2007: 7.7k kt2008: 7.7k kt2009: 7.8k kt2010: 7.9k kt2011: 8.0k kt2012: 8.1k kt2013: 8.1k kt2014: 8.2k kt2015: 8.2k kt2016: 8.2k kt2017: 8.3k kt2018: 8.4k kt2019: 8.4k kt2020: 8.4k kt2021: 8.5k kt2022: 8.5k kt2023: 8.6k kt

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

Analysis

In 2023, agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions in Southern Asia stood at 8,572 kt. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions in Southern Asia peaked at 8,572 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 5,986 kt, in 1990.

That places Southern Asia 6th out of 32 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions in Southern Asia, year by year

Annual values for Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CH4) in Southern Asia, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 5,986 kt
1991 6,149 kt +2.7%
1992 6,295 kt +2.4%
1993 6,418 kt +2.0%
1994 6,538 kt +1.9%
1995 6,687 kt +2.3%
1996 6,793 kt +1.6%
1997 6,879 kt +1.3%
1998 6,970 kt +1.3%
1999 7,062 kt +1.3%
2000 7,153 kt +1.3%
2001 7,233 kt +1.1%
2002 7,315 kt +1.1%
2003 7,403 kt +1.2%
2004 7,436 kt +0.4%
2005 7,511 kt +1.0%
2006 7,584 kt +1.0%
2007 7,668 kt +1.1%
2008 7,742 kt +1.0%
2009 7,765 kt +0.3%
2010 7,850 kt +1.1%
2011 8,007 kt +2.0%
2012 8,077 kt +0.9%
2013 8,136 kt +0.7%
2014 8,176 kt +0.5%
2015 8,194 kt +0.2%
2016 8,246 kt +0.6%
2017 8,302 kt +0.7%
2018 8,354 kt +0.6%
2019 8,403 kt +0.6%
2020 8,447 kt +0.5%
2021 8,486 kt +0.5%
2022 8,529 kt +0.5%
2023 8,572 kt +0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 6,578 kt 5,986 kt 7,062 kt 10
2000s 7,481 kt 7,153 kt 7,765 kt 10
2010s 8,175 kt 7,850 kt 8,403 kt 10
2020s 8,508 kt 8,447 kt 8,572 kt 4

Countries ranked near Southern Asia

  1. 3 Türkiye 1,175 kt compare
  2. 3 OECD 9,548 kt compare
  3. 4 India 5,765 kt compare
  4. 5 Brazil 2,868 kt compare
  5. 6 Indonesia 2,611 kt compare
  6. 7 Mexico 2,156 kt compare
  7. 8 Democratic Republic of the Congo 320.79 kt compare
  8. 8 Pakistan 1,187 kt compare
  9. 9 Nigeria 1,138 kt compare
  10. 9 Viet Nam 269.34 kt compare

See the full ranking of 269 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions in Southern Asia?
Agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions in Southern Asia was 8,572 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions recorded in Southern Asia?
The highest recorded value was 8,572 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions recorded in Southern Asia?
The lowest recorded value was 5,986 kt in 1990.
How does Southern Asia rank for agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions?
Southern Asia ranks 6th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
Is agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions rising or falling in Southern Asia?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Southern Asia 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
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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