Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions in Europe

Europe: Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions was 7,270 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
7,270 kt
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
5th
of 24 groups
All-time high
7,270 kt
in 2023
All-time low
6,842 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

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

02.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k1990200620231990: 6.8k kt1991: 6.8k kt1992: 6.9k kt1993: 6.9k kt1994: 6.9k kt1995: 7.0k kt1996: 7.0k kt1997: 7.0k kt1998: 7.0k kt1999: 7.0k kt2000: 7.0k kt2001: 7.0k kt2002: 7.0k kt2003: 7.1k kt2004: 7.1k kt2005: 7.1k kt2006: 7.2k kt2007: 7.2k kt2008: 7.2k kt2009: 7.2k kt2010: 7.2k kt2011: 7.2k kt2012: 7.2k kt2013: 7.2k kt2014: 7.2k kt2015: 7.2k kt2016: 7.2k kt2017: 7.2k kt2018: 7.2k kt2019: 7.2k kt2020: 7.2k kt2021: 7.3k kt2022: 7.2k kt2023: 7.3k kt

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

Analysis

In 2023, agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions in Europe stood at 7,270 kt. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions in Europe peaked at 7,270 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 6,842 kt, in 1990.

Europe ranks 5th of 24 groups on this measure, 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 Europe, year by year

Annual values for Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2) in Europe, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 6,842 kt
1991 6,849 kt +0.1%
1992 6,851 kt +0.0%
1993 6,878 kt +0.4%
1994 6,892 kt +0.2%
1995 7,022 kt +1.9%
1996 7,027 kt +0.1%
1997 7,030 kt +0.0%
1998 7,040 kt +0.2%
1999 7,038 kt -0.0%
2000 7,018 kt -0.3%
2001 7,025 kt +0.1%
2002 7,048 kt +0.3%
2003 7,098 kt +0.7%
2004 7,136 kt +0.5%
2005 7,149 kt +0.2%
2006 7,167 kt +0.3%
2007 7,206 kt +0.5%
2008 7,227 kt +0.3%
2009 7,202 kt -0.3%
2010 7,202 kt +0.0%
2011 7,225 kt +0.3%
2012 7,210 kt -0.2%
2013 7,222 kt +0.2%
2014 7,230 kt +0.1%
2015 7,195 kt -0.5%
2016 7,197 kt +0.0%
2017 7,210 kt +0.2%
2018 7,231 kt +0.3%
2019 7,228 kt -0.0%
2020 7,222 kt -0.1%
2021 7,254 kt +0.4%
2022 7,247 kt -0.1%
2023 7,270 kt +0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 6,947 kt 6,842 kt 7,040 kt 10
2000s 7,128 kt 7,018 kt 7,227 kt 10
2010s 7,215 kt 7,195 kt 7,231 kt 10
2020s 7,248 kt 7,222 kt 7,270 kt 4

Countries ranked near Europe

  1. 2 China 11,228 kt compare
  2. 3 China, mainland 10,703 kt compare
  3. 4 Japan 3,870 kt compare
  4. 4 Viet Nam 380.17 kt compare
  5. 5 Indonesia 2,604 kt compare
  6. 6 Germany 1,832 kt compare
  7. 6 Türkiye 71.55 kt compare
  8. 7 France 986.36 kt compare
  9. 8 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 938.68 kt compare

See the full ranking of 154 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions in Europe?
Agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions in Europe was 7,270 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions recorded in Europe?
The highest recorded value was 7,270 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions recorded in Europe?
The lowest recorded value was 6,842 kt in 1990.
How does Europe rank for agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions?
Europe ranks 5th out of 24 groups with data for 2023.
Is agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions rising or falling in Europe?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Europe data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
154 places, 5,025 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