Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2eq) in Western Europe
Western Europe: Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2eq) was 23,798 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling
Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2eq) in Western Europe, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) in Western Europe is 23,798 kt, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 24.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) in Western Europe peaked at 50,062 kt in 2001 and was at its lowest, 23,434 kt, in 2016.
Western Europe ranks 24th of 31 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2eq) in Western Europe, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 40,922 kt | — |
| 1991 | 41,054 kt | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 41,290 kt | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 41,331 kt | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 41,437 kt | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 41,280 kt | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 41,925 kt | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 25,674 kt | -38.8% |
| 1998 | 43,760 kt | +70.4% |
| 1999 | 43,885 kt | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 49,898 kt | +13.7% |
| 2001 | 50,062 kt | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 32,571 kt | -34.9% |
| 2003 | 32,951 kt | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 32,643 kt | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 31,800 kt | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 31,129 kt | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 31,432 kt | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 30,937 kt | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 29,646 kt | -4.2% |
| 2010 | 29,683 kt | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 29,793 kt | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 29,759 kt | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 31,342 kt | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 29,677 kt | -5.3% |
| 2015 | 31,071 kt | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 23,434 kt | -24.6% |
| 2017 | 23,436 kt | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 23,528 kt | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 23,579 kt | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 23,629 kt | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 23,692 kt | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 23,722 kt | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 23,798 kt | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 40,256 kt | 25,674 kt | 43,885 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 35,307 kt | 29,646 kt | 50,062 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 27,530 kt | 23,434 kt | 31,342 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 23,711 kt | 23,629 kt | 23,798 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Western Europe
More climate change data for Western Europe
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 136,034 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 28,488 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 107,546 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 107.5 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 3,841 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 33,397 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 32,700 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 697.27 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 123.4 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 24.9 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) in Western Europe?
- Agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) in Western Europe was 23,798 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 Western Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 50,062 kt in 2001.
- What is the lowest agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Western Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 23,434 kt in 2016.
- How does Western Europe rank for agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq)?
- Western Europe ranks 24th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
- Is agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in Western Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Western Europe 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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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.