Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions in World

World: Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions was 48,033 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
48,033 kt
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
1st
of 32 groups
All-time high
48,033 kt
in 2023
All-time low
35,731 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

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

010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k50.0k1990200620231990: 35.7k kt1991: 36.6k kt1992: 37.7k kt1993: 38.5k kt1994: 38.9k kt1995: 39.7k kt1996: 40.3k kt1997: 40.4k kt1998: 41.7k kt1999: 41.9k kt2000: 42.7k kt2001: 43.2k kt2002: 42.7k kt2003: 43.3k kt2004: 43.4k kt2005: 43.9k kt2006: 44.3k kt2007: 44.9k kt2008: 45.3k kt2009: 45.6k kt2010: 45.9k kt2011: 46.5k kt2012: 46.9k kt2013: 47.2k kt2014: 47.1k kt2015: 47.1k kt2016: 46.9k kt2017: 47.1k kt2018: 47.3k kt2019: 47.5k kt2020: 47.7k kt2021: 47.7k kt2022: 47.9k kt2023: 48.0k kt

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

Analysis

World recorded 48,033 kt for agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions in World peaked at 48,033 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 35,731 kt, in 1990.

World ranks 1st of 32 groups 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 World, year by year

Annual values for Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CH4) in World, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 35,731 kt
1991 36,628 kt +2.5%
1992 37,726 kt +3.0%
1993 38,484 kt +2.0%
1994 38,851 kt +1.0%
1995 39,664 kt +2.1%
1996 40,284 kt +1.6%
1997 40,376 kt +0.2%
1998 41,668 kt +3.2%
1999 41,938 kt +0.6%
2000 42,728 kt +1.9%
2001 43,160 kt +1.0%
2002 42,712 kt -1.0%
2003 43,340 kt +1.5%
2004 43,442 kt +0.2%
2005 43,884 kt +1.0%
2006 44,330 kt +1.0%
2007 44,858 kt +1.2%
2008 45,323 kt +1.0%
2009 45,626 kt +0.7%
2010 45,942 kt +0.7%
2011 46,536 kt +1.3%
2012 46,862 kt +0.7%
2013 47,220 kt +0.8%
2014 47,062 kt -0.3%
2015 47,139 kt +0.2%
2016 46,875 kt -0.6%
2017 47,091 kt +0.5%
2018 47,309 kt +0.5%
2019 47,499 kt +0.4%
2020 47,652 kt +0.3%
2021 47,724 kt +0.2%
2022 47,877 kt +0.3%
2023 48,033 kt +0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 39,135 kt 35,731 kt 41,938 kt 10
2000s 43,940 kt 42,712 kt 45,626 kt 10
2010s 46,954 kt 45,942 kt 47,499 kt 10
2020s 47,821 kt 47,652 kt 48,033 kt 4

Countries ranked near World

  1. 1 China 10,378 kt compare
  2. 2 China, mainland 10,253 kt compare
  3. 3 OECD 9,548 kt compare
  4. 4 India 5,765 kt compare

See the full ranking of 269 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions in World?
Agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions in World was 48,033 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions recorded in World?
The highest recorded value was 48,033 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions recorded in World?
The lowest recorded value was 35,731 kt in 1990.
How does World rank for agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions?
World ranks 1st out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
Is agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions rising or falling in World?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. 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 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