Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions in Eastern Asia

Eastern Asia: Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions was 16,145 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
16,145 kt
Change on year
down 0.0%
Rank
2nd
of 22 regions
All-time high
16,170 kt
in 2021
All-time low
14,640 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

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

05.0k10.0k15.0k1990200620231990: 14.6k kt1991: 14.7k kt1992: 14.7k kt1993: 14.8k kt1994: 14.9k kt1995: 15.0k kt1996: 15.0k kt1997: 15.1k kt1998: 15.1k kt1999: 15.1k kt2000: 15.2k kt2001: 15.2k kt2002: 15.2k kt2003: 15.3k kt2004: 15.3k kt2005: 15.4k kt2006: 15.5k kt2007: 15.6k kt2008: 15.7k kt2009: 15.7k kt2010: 15.8k kt2011: 15.9k kt2012: 15.9k kt2013: 15.9k kt2014: 16.0k kt2015: 16.0k kt2016: 16.0k kt2017: 16.0k kt2018: 16.1k kt2019: 16.1k kt2020: 16.1k kt2021: 16.2k kt2022: 16.1k kt2023: 16.1k kt

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

Analysis

In 2023, agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions in Eastern Asia stood at 16,145 kt.

The figure is up 1.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions in Eastern Asia peaked at 16,170 kt in 2021 and was at its lowest, 14,640 kt, in 1990.

That places Eastern Asia 2nd out of 22 regions 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 14,898 kt 14,640 kt 15,108 kt 10
2000s 15,392 kt 15,158 kt 15,699 kt 10
2010s 15,965 kt 15,782 kt 16,090 kt 10
2020s 16,139 kt 16,097 kt 16,170 kt 4

Countries ranked near Eastern Asia

  1. 1 OECD 13,849 kt compare
  2. 2 China (People’s Republic of) 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 Eastern Asia?
Agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions in Eastern Asia was 16,145 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions recorded in Eastern Asia?
The highest recorded value was 16,170 kt in 2021.
What is the lowest agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions recorded in Eastern Asia?
The lowest recorded value was 14,640 kt in 1990.
How does Eastern Asia rank for agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions?
Eastern Asia ranks 2nd out of 22 regions with data for 2023.
Is agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions rising or falling in Eastern Asia?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Eastern 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.