Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions in Asia

Asia: Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions was 21,757 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
21,757 kt
Change on year
down 0.1%
Rank
2nd
of 25 groups
All-time high
21,788 kt
in 2021
All-time low
19,733 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

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

05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k1990200620231990: 19.7k kt1991: 19.8k kt1992: 19.9k kt1993: 19.9k kt1994: 20.1k kt1995: 20.2k kt1996: 20.3k kt1997: 20.3k kt1998: 20.2k kt1999: 20.3k kt2000: 20.4k kt2001: 20.4k kt2002: 20.5k kt2003: 20.6k kt2004: 20.7k kt2005: 20.8k kt2006: 20.9k kt2007: 21.0k kt2008: 21.1k kt2009: 21.2k kt2010: 21.3k kt2011: 21.5k kt2012: 21.5k kt2013: 21.5k kt2014: 21.6k kt2015: 21.6k kt2016: 21.6k kt2017: 21.7k kt2018: 21.7k kt2019: 21.7k kt2020: 21.7k kt2021: 21.8k kt2022: 21.8k kt2023: 21.8k kt

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

Analysis

In 2023, agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions in Asia stood at 21,757 kt.

The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions in Asia peaked at 21,788 kt in 2021 and was at its lowest, 19,733 kt, in 1990.

Asia ranks 2nd of 25 groups on this measure, 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 20,079 kt 19,733 kt 20,323 kt 10
2000s 20,766 kt 20,432 kt 21,192 kt 10
2010s 21,562 kt 21,331 kt 21,710 kt 10
2020s 21,755 kt 21,693 kt 21,788 kt 4

Countries ranked near Asia

  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
  5. 5 Indonesia 2,604 kt compare

See the full ranking of 154 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 21,757 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 21,788 kt in 2021.
What is the lowest agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions recorded in Asia?
The lowest recorded value was 19,733 kt in 1990.
How does Asia rank for agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions?
Asia ranks 2nd out of 25 groups with data for 2023.
Is agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions rising or falling in Asia?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. 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 (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, 5,004 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.