Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2eq) in Asia

Asia: Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2eq) was 823,108 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
823,108 kt
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
1st
of 44 regions
All-time high
823,108 kt
in 2023
All-time low
588,936 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2eq) in Asia, 1990–2023

0200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k1990200620231990: 588.9k kt1991: 602.7k kt1992: 621.1k kt1993: 632.6k kt1994: 644.0k kt1995: 656.9k kt1996: 666.4k kt1997: 673.9k kt1998: 680.0k kt1999: 688.3k kt2000: 695.6k kt2001: 702.7k kt2002: 708.8k kt2003: 715.0k kt2004: 720.3k kt2005: 726.6k kt2006: 733.0k kt2007: 740.9k kt2008: 749.9k kt2009: 753.7k kt2010: 761.8k kt2011: 771.8k kt2012: 778.7k kt2013: 789.5k kt2014: 791.4k kt2015: 793.8k kt2016: 799.0k kt2017: 803.8k kt2018: 807.9k kt2019: 811.7k kt2020: 815.1k kt2021: 817.3k kt2022: 820.5k kt2023: 823.1k kt

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

Analysis

Asia recorded 823,108 kt for agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) in 2023. 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 4.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) in Asia peaked at 823,108 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 588,936 kt, in 1990.

Asia ranks 1st of 44 regions 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 645,496 kt 588,936 kt 688,333 kt 10
2000s 724,650 kt 695,635 kt 753,676 kt 10
2010s 790,924 kt 761,756 kt 811,675 kt 10
2020s 819,018 kt 815,111 kt 823,108 kt 4

Countries ranked near Asia

  1. 1 China (People's Republic of) 321,635 kt compare
  2. 2 China, mainland 317,232 kt compare
  3. 3 OECD 299,414 kt compare
  4. 4 India 170,768 kt compare

See the full ranking of 271 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) in Asia?
Agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) in Asia was 823,108 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Asia?
The highest recorded value was 823,108 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Asia?
The lowest recorded value was 588,936 kt in 1990.
How does Asia rank for agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq)?
Asia ranks 1st out of 44 regions with data for 2023.
Is agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in Asia?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. 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 (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
271 places, 8,922 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.