Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions in World

World: Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions was 32,587 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
32,587 kt
Change on year
down 0.1%
Rank
1st
of 24 groups
All-time high
32,923 kt
in 2018
All-time low
30,317 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

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

010.0k20.0k30.0k1990200620231990: 30.3k kt1991: 30.4k kt1992: 30.5k kt1993: 30.6k kt1994: 30.7k kt1995: 31.0k kt1996: 31.1k kt1997: 31.1k kt1998: 31.1k kt1999: 31.2k kt2000: 31.3k kt2001: 31.3k kt2002: 31.4k kt2003: 31.5k kt2004: 31.7k kt2005: 31.8k kt2006: 32.0k kt2007: 32.1k kt2008: 32.3k kt2009: 32.3k kt2010: 32.5k kt2011: 32.6k kt2012: 32.7k kt2013: 32.7k kt2014: 32.8k kt2015: 32.7k kt2016: 32.8k kt2017: 32.8k kt2018: 32.9k kt2019: 32.9k kt2020: 32.9k kt2021: 32.6k kt2022: 32.6k kt2023: 32.6k kt

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

Analysis

In 2023, agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions in World stood at 32,587 kt.

That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions in World peaked at 32,923 kt in 2018 and was at its lowest, 30,317 kt, in 1990.

World ranks 1st of 24 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 (CO2) in World, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 30,317 kt
1991 30,382 kt +0.2%
1992 30,467 kt +0.3%
1993 30,565 kt +0.3%
1994 30,738 kt +0.6%
1995 31,030 kt +0.9%
1996 31,107 kt +0.2%
1997 31,144 kt +0.1%
1998 31,076 kt -0.2%
1999 31,174 kt +0.3%
2000 31,282 kt +0.3%
2001 31,302 kt +0.1%
2002 31,408 kt +0.3%
2003 31,544 kt +0.4%
2004 31,692 kt +0.5%
2005 31,816 kt +0.4%
2006 31,951 kt +0.4%
2007 32,138 kt +0.6%
2008 32,304 kt +0.5%
2009 32,318 kt +0.0%
2010 32,466 kt +0.5%
2011 32,624 kt +0.5%
2012 32,670 kt +0.1%
2013 32,711 kt +0.1%
2014 32,755 kt +0.1%
2015 32,725 kt -0.1%
2016 32,763 kt +0.1%
2017 32,836 kt +0.2%
2018 32,923 kt +0.3%
2019 32,909 kt -0.0%
2020 32,893 kt -0.1%
2021 32,603 kt -0.9%
2022 32,604 kt +0.0%
2023 32,587 kt -0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 30,800 kt 30,317 kt 31,174 kt 10
2000s 31,775 kt 31,282 kt 32,318 kt 10
2010s 32,738 kt 32,466 kt 32,923 kt 10
2020s 32,672 kt 32,587 kt 32,893 kt 4

Countries ranked near World

  1. 1 OECD 13,849 kt compare
  2. 2 China 11,228 kt compare
  3. 3 China, mainland 10,703 kt compare
  4. 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 World?
Agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions in World was 32,587 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 32,923 kt in 2018.
What is the lowest agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions recorded in World?
The lowest recorded value was 30,317 kt in 1990.
How does World rank for agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions?
World ranks 1st out of 24 groups with data for 2023.
Is agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions rising or falling in World?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. 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 (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