Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)

Least Developed Countries (LDCs): Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O was 6,451 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
6,451 kt
Change on year
up 2.2%
Rank
2nd
of 21 groups
All-time high
6,451 kt
in 2023
All-time low
1,977 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 1990–2023

2.0k3.0k4.0k5.0k6.0k1990200620231990: 2.0k kt1991: 2.0k kt1992: 2.0k kt1993: 2.3k kt1994: 2.3k kt1995: 2.4k kt1996: 2.5k kt1997: 2.6k kt1998: 2.7k kt1999: 2.8k kt2000: 2.9k kt2001: 3.0k kt2002: 3.1k kt2003: 3.3k kt2004: 3.3k kt2005: 3.5k kt2006: 3.6k kt2007: 3.7k kt2008: 3.8k kt2009: 4.0k kt2010: 4.2k kt2011: 4.3k kt2012: 4.7k kt2013: 4.9k kt2014: 5.3k kt2015: 5.4k kt2016: 5.5k kt2017: 5.7k kt2018: 5.8k kt2019: 5.9k kt2020: 6.0k kt2021: 6.2k kt2022: 6.3k kt2023: 6.5k kt

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) is 6,451 kt, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and up 32.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) peaked at 6,451 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1,977 kt, in 1990.

Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 2nd of 21 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), year by year

Annual values for Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 1,977 kt
1991 1,998 kt +1.1%
1992 2,038 kt +2.0%
1993 2,275 kt +11.6%
1994 2,345 kt +3.1%
1995 2,407 kt +2.6%
1996 2,483 kt +3.1%
1997 2,576 kt +3.8%
1998 2,676 kt +3.9%
1999 2,806 kt +4.9%
2000 2,888 kt +2.9%
2001 2,991 kt +3.6%
2002 3,113 kt +4.1%
2003 3,255 kt +4.6%
2004 3,342 kt +2.7%
2005 3,479 kt +4.1%
2006 3,587 kt +3.1%
2007 3,714 kt +3.5%
2008 3,843 kt +3.5%
2009 4,035 kt +5.0%
2010 4,192 kt +3.9%
2011 4,325 kt +3.2%
2012 4,732 kt +9.4%
2013 4,869 kt +2.9%
2014 5,294 kt +8.7%
2015 5,404 kt +2.1%
2016 5,492 kt +1.6%
2017 5,658 kt +3.0%
2018 5,780 kt +2.2%
2019 5,903 kt +2.1%
2020 6,022 kt +2.0%
2021 6,175 kt +2.5%
2022 6,313 kt +2.2%
2023 6,451 kt +2.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2,358 kt 1,977 kt 2,806 kt 10
2000s 3,425 kt 2,888 kt 4,035 kt 10
2010s 5,165 kt 4,192 kt 5,903 kt 10
2020s 6,240 kt 6,022 kt 6,451 kt 4

Countries ranked near Least Developed Countries (LDCs)

  1. 1 China 19,830 kt compare
  2. 2 China, mainland 19,455 kt compare
  3. 3 Türkiye 1,059 kt compare
  4. 3 OECD 18,234 kt compare
  5. 4 India 8,522 kt compare
  6. 5 Russian Federation 2,211 kt compare
  7. 5 Viet Nam 949.72 kt compare

See the full ranking of 258 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
Agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) was 6,451 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) from n2o recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
The highest recorded value was 6,451 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) from n2o recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
The lowest recorded value was 1,977 kt in 1990.
How does Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank for agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) from n2o?
Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 2nd out of 21 groups with data for 2023.
Is agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) from n2o rising or falling in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
Over the last ten years it is up 32.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 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) from N2O (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
258 places, 8,537 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood 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). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf