Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in Western Europe

Western Europe: Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O was 3,044 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
3,044 kt
Change on year
up 0.5%
Rank
19th
of 32 groups
All-time high
3,044 kt
in 2023
All-time low
2,323 kt
in 1997
Years of data
34
1990–2023

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

01.0k2.0k3.0k1990200620231990: 2.4k kt1991: 2.4k kt1992: 2.4k kt1993: 2.3k kt1994: 2.4k kt1995: 2.3k kt1996: 2.4k kt1997: 2.3k kt1998: 2.4k kt1999: 2.4k kt2000: 2.6k kt2001: 2.6k kt2002: 2.6k kt2003: 2.6k kt2004: 2.6k kt2005: 2.6k kt2006: 2.6k kt2007: 2.6k kt2008: 2.6k kt2009: 2.7k kt2010: 2.7k kt2011: 2.7k kt2012: 2.7k kt2013: 2.7k kt2014: 2.8k kt2015: 2.9k kt2016: 2.9k kt2017: 2.9k kt2018: 3.0k kt2019: 3.0k kt2020: 3.0k kt2021: 3.0k kt2022: 3.0k kt2023: 3.0k 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 Western Europe is 3,044 kt, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 11.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in Western Europe peaked at 3,044 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2,323 kt, in 1997.

Western Europe ranks 19th of 32 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in Western Europe, year by year

Annual values for Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) in Western Europe, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 2,362 kt
1991 2,387 kt +1.1%
1992 2,371 kt -0.7%
1993 2,343 kt -1.2%
1994 2,362 kt +0.8%
1995 2,334 kt -1.2%
1996 2,364 kt +1.3%
1997 2,323 kt -1.7%
1998 2,388 kt +2.8%
1999 2,371 kt -0.7%
2000 2,580 kt +8.8%
2001 2,613 kt +1.3%
2002 2,626 kt +0.5%
2003 2,611 kt -0.6%
2004 2,609 kt -0.1%
2005 2,594 kt -0.5%
2006 2,556 kt -1.5%
2007 2,596 kt +1.6%
2008 2,601 kt +0.2%
2009 2,674 kt +2.8%
2010 2,693 kt +0.7%
2011 2,709 kt +0.6%
2012 2,713 kt +0.1%
2013 2,719 kt +0.2%
2014 2,839 kt +4.4%
2015 2,875 kt +1.3%
2016 2,930 kt +1.9%
2017 2,930 kt -0.0%
2018 2,967 kt +1.3%
2019 2,987 kt +0.7%
2020 3,014 kt +0.9%
2021 3,043 kt +0.9%
2022 3,030 kt -0.4%
2023 3,044 kt +0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2,360 kt 2,323 kt 2,388 kt 10
2000s 2,606 kt 2,556 kt 2,674 kt 10
2010s 2,836 kt 2,693 kt 2,987 kt 10
2020s 3,032 kt 3,014 kt 3,044 kt 4

Countries ranked near Western Europe

  1. 16 Bangladesh 921.56 kt compare
  2. 16 Timor-Leste 7.79 kt compare
  3. 17 Ethiopia 907.89 kt compare
  4. 17 Polynesia 6.04 kt compare
  5. 18 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 2.34 kt compare
  6. 18 Italy 907.54 kt compare
  7. 19 Philippines 795.35 kt compare
  8. 19 Micronesia 2.32 kt compare
  9. 20 Micronesia (Federated States of) 0.7725 kt compare
  10. 20 Spain 720.77 kt compare
  11. 21 Republic of Korea 659.4 kt compare
  12. 21 Wallis and Futuna Islands 0.0011 kt compare
  13. 22 Poland 618.35 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 Western Europe?
Agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in Western Europe was 3,044 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 Western Europe?
The highest recorded value was 3,044 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) from n2o recorded in Western Europe?
The lowest recorded value was 2,323 kt in 1997.
How does Western Europe rank for agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) from n2o?
Western Europe ranks 19th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
Is agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) from n2o rising or falling in Western Europe?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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) 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