Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in Southern Asia

Southern Asia: Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O was 12,590 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
12,590 kt
Change on year
up 1.0%
Rank
5th
of 32 groups
All-time high
12,590 kt
in 2023
All-time low
5,733 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in Southern Asia, 1990–2023

05.0k10.0k15.0k1990200620231990: 5.7k kt1991: 6.0k kt1992: 6.2k kt1993: 6.2k kt1994: 6.4k kt1995: 6.6k kt1996: 6.7k kt1997: 6.9k kt1998: 7.0k kt1999: 7.2k kt2000: 7.3k kt2001: 7.4k kt2002: 7.4k kt2003: 7.5k kt2004: 7.6k kt2005: 7.7k kt2006: 8.0k kt2007: 8.3k kt2008: 8.5k kt2009: 8.6k kt2010: 8.9k kt2011: 9.4k kt2012: 9.5k kt2013: 9.7k kt2014: 10.3k kt2015: 10.4k kt2016: 10.8k kt2017: 11.1k kt2018: 11.2k kt2019: 11.5k kt2020: 11.9k kt2021: 12.3k kt2022: 12.5k kt2023: 12.6k 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 Southern Asia is 12,590 kt, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 29.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in Southern Asia peaked at 12,590 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 5,733 kt, in 1990.

Southern Asia ranks 5th of 32 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 (CO2eq) from N2O in Southern Asia, year by year

Annual values for Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) in Southern Asia, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 5,733 kt
1991 6,028 kt +5.1%
1992 6,246 kt +3.6%
1993 6,234 kt -0.2%
1994 6,376 kt +2.3%
1995 6,565 kt +3.0%
1996 6,724 kt +2.4%
1997 6,863 kt +2.1%
1998 6,967 kt +1.5%
1999 7,231 kt +3.8%
2000 7,306 kt +1.0%
2001 7,379 kt +1.0%
2002 7,359 kt -0.3%
2003 7,538 kt +2.4%
2004 7,587 kt +0.6%
2005 7,664 kt +1.0%
2006 7,973 kt +4.0%
2007 8,337 kt +4.6%
2008 8,497 kt +1.9%
2009 8,558 kt +0.7%
2010 8,910 kt +4.1%
2011 9,409 kt +5.6%
2012 9,450 kt +0.4%
2013 9,745 kt +3.1%
2014 10,327 kt +6.0%
2015 10,424 kt +0.9%
2016 10,787 kt +3.5%
2017 11,143 kt +3.3%
2018 11,192 kt +0.4%
2019 11,478 kt +2.6%
2020 11,915 kt +3.8%
2021 12,258 kt +2.9%
2022 12,471 kt +1.7%
2023 12,590 kt +1.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 6,497 kt 5,733 kt 7,231 kt 10
2000s 7,820 kt 7,306 kt 8,558 kt 10
2010s 10,287 kt 8,910 kt 11,478 kt 10
2020s 12,309 kt 11,915 kt 12,590 kt 4

Countries ranked near Southern Asia

  1. 2 China, mainland 19,455 kt compare
  2. 3 Türkiye 1,059 kt compare
  3. 3 OECD 18,234 kt compare
  4. 4 India 8,522 kt compare
  5. 4 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 1,031 kt compare
  6. 5 Russian Federation 2,211 kt compare
  7. 5 Viet Nam 949.72 kt compare
  8. 6 Brazil 1,983 kt compare
  9. 7 Indonesia 1,970 kt compare
  10. 8 Japan 1,544 kt compare
  11. 8 United Republic of Tanzania 357.51 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 Southern Asia?
Agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in Southern Asia was 12,590 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 Southern Asia?
The highest recorded value was 12,590 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) from n2o recorded in Southern Asia?
The lowest recorded value was 5,733 kt in 1990.
How does Southern Asia rank for agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) from n2o?
Southern Asia ranks 5th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
Is agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) from n2o rising or falling in Southern Asia?
Over the last ten years it is up 29.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Southern 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) 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
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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