Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions in OECD

OECD: Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions was 13,849 kt in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
13,849 kt
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
1st
of 118 countries
All-time high
13,849 kt
in 2023
All-time low
13,236 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

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

05.0k10.0k15.0k1990200620231990: 13.2k kt1991: 13.3k kt1992: 13.3k kt1993: 13.4k kt1994: 13.5k kt1995: 13.6k kt1996: 13.6k kt1997: 13.5k kt1998: 13.5k kt1999: 13.5k kt2000: 13.5k kt2001: 13.5k kt2002: 13.5k kt2003: 13.6k kt2004: 13.7k kt2005: 13.7k kt2006: 13.7k kt2007: 13.7k kt2008: 13.8k kt2009: 13.8k kt2010: 13.8k kt2011: 13.8k kt2012: 13.8k kt2013: 13.8k kt2014: 13.8k kt2015: 13.8k kt2016: 13.8k kt2017: 13.8k kt2018: 13.8k kt2019: 13.8k kt2020: 13.8k kt2021: 13.8k kt2022: 13.8k kt2023: 13.8k 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 OECD is 13,849 kt, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions in OECD peaked at 13,849 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 13,236 kt, in 1990.

OECD ranks 1st of 118 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions in OECD, year by year

Annual values for Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2) in OECD, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 13,236 kt
1991 13,272 kt +0.3%
1992 13,330 kt +0.4%
1993 13,431 kt +0.8%
1994 13,468 kt +0.3%
1995 13,557 kt +0.7%
1996 13,552 kt -0.0%
1997 13,526 kt -0.2%
1998 13,513 kt -0.1%
1999 13,542 kt +0.2%
2000 13,542 kt +0.0%
2001 13,528 kt -0.1%
2002 13,550 kt +0.2%
2003 13,615 kt +0.5%
2004 13,669 kt +0.4%
2005 13,688 kt +0.1%
2006 13,706 kt +0.1%
2007 13,747 kt +0.3%
2008 13,781 kt +0.2%
2009 13,754 kt -0.2%
2010 13,776 kt +0.2%
2011 13,813 kt +0.3%
2012 13,804 kt -0.1%
2013 13,794 kt -0.1%
2014 13,799 kt +0.0%
2015 13,756 kt -0.3%
2016 13,776 kt +0.1%
2017 13,791 kt +0.1%
2018 13,818 kt +0.2%
2019 13,817 kt -0.0%
2020 13,809 kt -0.1%
2021 13,849 kt +0.3%
2022 13,824 kt -0.2%
2023 13,849 kt +0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 13,443 kt 13,236 kt 13,557 kt 10
2000s 13,658 kt 13,528 kt 13,781 kt 10
2010s 13,794 kt 13,756 kt 13,818 kt 10
2020s 13,833 kt 13,809 kt 13,849 kt 4

Countries ranked near OECD

  1. 2 China 11,228 kt compare
  2. 3 China, mainland 10,703 kt compare
  3. 4 Japan 3,870 kt compare

See the full ranking of 154 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions in OECD?
Agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions in OECD was 13,849 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions recorded in OECD?
The highest recorded value was 13,849 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions recorded in OECD?
The lowest recorded value was 13,236 kt in 1990.
How does OECD rank for agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions?
OECD ranks 1st out of 118 countries with data for 2023.
Is agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions rising or falling in OECD?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this OECD 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
Last refreshed

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