Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions in Asia

Asia: Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions was 27,071 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
27,071 kt
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
1st
of 22 groups
All-time high
27,071 kt
in 2023
All-time low
19,625 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

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

010.0k20.0k30.0k1990200620231990: 19.6k kt1991: 20.1k kt1992: 20.7k kt1993: 21.1k kt1994: 21.5k kt1995: 21.9k kt1996: 22.2k kt1997: 22.5k kt1998: 22.7k kt1999: 22.9k kt2000: 23.2k kt2001: 23.4k kt2002: 23.6k kt2003: 23.8k kt2004: 24.0k kt2005: 24.2k kt2006: 24.4k kt2007: 24.7k kt2008: 24.9k kt2009: 25.1k kt2010: 25.3k kt2011: 25.6k kt2012: 25.9k kt2013: 26.2k kt2014: 26.2k kt2015: 26.2k kt2016: 26.4k kt2017: 26.5k kt2018: 26.6k kt2019: 26.8k kt2020: 26.9k kt2021: 26.9k kt2022: 27.0k kt2023: 27.1k kt

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions in Asia is 27,071 kt, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions in Asia peaked at 27,071 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 19,625 kt, in 1990.

Asia ranks 1st of 22 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 Asia, year by year

Annual values for Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CH4) in Asia, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 19,625 kt —
1991 20,104 kt +2.4%
1992 20,710 kt +3.0%
1993 21,094 kt +1.9%
1994 21,464 kt +1.8%
1995 21,896 kt +2.0%
1996 22,216 kt +1.5%
1997 22,471 kt +1.2%
1998 22,673 kt +0.9%
1999 22,947 kt +1.2%
2000 23,179 kt +1.0%
2001 23,422 kt +1.0%
2002 23,631 kt +0.9%
2003 23,832 kt +0.9%
2004 24,003 kt +0.7%
2005 24,207 kt +0.9%
2006 24,413 kt +0.8%
2007 24,657 kt +1.0%
2008 24,938 kt +1.1%
2009 25,059 kt +0.5%
2010 25,306 kt +1.0%
2011 25,628 kt +1.3%
2012 25,850 kt +0.9%
2013 26,212 kt +1.4%
2014 26,166 kt -0.2%
2015 26,229 kt +0.2%
2016 26,379 kt +0.6%
2017 26,517 kt +0.5%
2018 26,647 kt +0.5%
2019 26,758 kt +0.4%
2020 26,851 kt +0.3%
2021 26,892 kt +0.2%
2022 26,984 kt +0.3%
2023 27,071 kt +0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 21,520 kt 19,625 kt 22,947 kt 10
2000s 24,134 kt 23,179 kt 25,059 kt 10
2010s 26,169 kt 25,306 kt 26,758 kt 10
2020s 26,950 kt 26,851 kt 27,071 kt 4

Countries ranked near Asia

  1. 1 China 10,378 kt compare
  2. 2 China, mainland 10,253 kt compare
  3. 3 Türkiye 1,175 kt compare
  4. 3 OECD 9,548 kt compare
  5. 4 India 5,765 kt compare
  6. 4 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 647.12 kt compare

See the full ranking of 271 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions in Asia?
Agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions in Asia was 27,071 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions recorded in Asia?
The highest recorded value was 27,071 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions recorded in Asia?
The lowest recorded value was 19,625 kt in 1990.
How does Asia rank for agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions?
Asia ranks 1st out of 22 groups with data for 2023.
Is agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions rising or falling in Asia?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. 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 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
271 places, 8,922 data points, 1990–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Pre- and post- agricultural production includes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and related activity data, generated from pre- and post-agriculture production stages of the agri-food 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). The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2) and CO2 equivalent (CO2eq) emissions from the above activities as well as the aggregate fluorinated gases (F-gases) emissions. Estimates are available by country, with global coverage and are updated annually.The FAOSTAT domain disseminates information estimates of CH4, N2O, CO2 emissions, F-gases, their aggregates in CO2eq in units of kilotonnes (kt, or 10^6 kg), and the underlying activity data. CO2eq emissions are computed by using the IPCC Fifth Assessment report global warming potentials, AR5 (IPCC, 2014). Data are available for most countries and territories, for standard FAOSTAT regional aggregations, and for Annex I and non-Annex I country groups.