Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions in European Union (27)
European Union (27): Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions was 5,612 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions in European Union (27), 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
In 2023, agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions in European Union (27) stood at 5,612 kt. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions in European Union (27) peaked at 5,612 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 5,177 kt, in 1990.
European Union (27) ranks 6th of 23 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 European Union (27), year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5,177 kt | — |
| 1991 | 5,185 kt | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 5,285 kt | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 5,365 kt | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 5,378 kt | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 5,452 kt | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 5,455 kt | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 5,439 kt | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 5,445 kt | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 5,444 kt | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 5,427 kt | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 5,431 kt | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 5,448 kt | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 5,489 kt | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 5,516 kt | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 5,525 kt | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 5,538 kt | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 5,568 kt | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 5,588 kt | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 5,569 kt | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 5,566 kt | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 5,582 kt | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 5,567 kt | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 5,576 kt | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 5,581 kt | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 5,551 kt | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 5,556 kt | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 5,568 kt | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 5,584 kt | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 5,580 kt | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 5,576 kt | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 5,599 kt | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 5,593 kt | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 5,612 kt | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5,363 kt | 5,177 kt | 5,455 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,510 kt | 5,427 kt | 5,588 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,571 kt | 5,551 kt | 5,584 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,595 kt | 5,576 kt | 5,612 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near European Union (27)
- 3 China, mainland 10,703 kt compare
- 4 Japan 3,870 kt compare
- 5 Indonesia 2,604 kt compare
- 6 Germany 1,832 kt compare
- 7 France 986.36 kt compare
- 8 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 938.68 kt compare
- 9 Republic of Korea 923.96 kt compare
More climate change data for European Union (27)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 286,573 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 62,761 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 223,812 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 236.84 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 7,993 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 78,523 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 71,362 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 7,161 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 269.29 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 255.74 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions in European Union (27)?
- Agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions in European Union (27) was 5,612 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions recorded in European Union (27)?
- The highest recorded value was 5,612 kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions recorded in European Union (27)?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,177 kt in 1990.
- How does European Union (27) rank for agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions?
- European Union (27) ranks 6th out of 23 groups with data for 2023.
- Is agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions rising or falling in European Union (27)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this European Union (27) 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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About this data
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.