Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions in World

World: Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions was 48,034 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
48,034 kt
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
1st
of 36 groups
All-time high
48,034 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

The most recent figure for agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions in World is 48,034 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 1.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions in World peaked at 48,034 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 35,731 kt, in 1990.

That places World 1st out of 36 groups 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.

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 46,955 kt 45,942 kt 47,500 kt 10
2020s 47,823 kt 47,653 kt 48,034 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 271 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 48,034 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 48,034 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 36 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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About this data

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
Last refreshed

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.