Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions in OECD

OECD: Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions was 68.81 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
68.81 kt
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
3rd
of 205 countries
All-time high
68.81 kt
in 2023
All-time low
49.75 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions in OECD, 1990–2023

02040601990200620231990: 49.8 kt1991: 50.3 kt1992: 51 kt1993: 51.8 kt1994: 52.6 kt1995: 52.6 kt1996: 53.1 kt1997: 52.9 kt1998: 53.7 kt1999: 54.3 kt2000: 55.5 kt2001: 55.9 kt2002: 56.6 kt2003: 57.2 kt2004: 57.6 kt2005: 57.6 kt2006: 57.8 kt2007: 58.6 kt2008: 58.6 kt2009: 58.8 kt2010: 59.4 kt2011: 59.7 kt2012: 60.4 kt2013: 60.5 kt2014: 63 kt2015: 63.7 kt2016: 64.9 kt2017: 65.6 kt2018: 66.7 kt2019: 67.3 kt2020: 68.2 kt2021: 68.2 kt2022: 68.5 kt2023: 68.8 kt

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

Analysis

In 2023, agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions in OECD stood at 68.81 kt. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 13.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions in OECD peaked at 68.81 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 49.75 kt, in 1990.

OECD ranks 3rd of 205 countries 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 in OECD, year by year

Annual values for Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (N2O) in OECD, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 49.75 kt
1991 50.3 kt +1.1%
1992 51.03 kt +1.5%
1993 51.81 kt +1.5%
1994 52.57 kt +1.5%
1995 52.58 kt +0.0%
1996 53.13 kt +1.0%
1997 52.87 kt -0.5%
1998 53.69 kt +1.6%
1999 54.26 kt +1.1%
2000 55.47 kt +2.2%
2001 55.88 kt +0.7%
2002 56.58 kt +1.2%
2003 57.25 kt +1.2%
2004 57.62 kt +0.6%
2005 57.65 kt +0.1%
2006 57.78 kt +0.2%
2007 58.58 kt +1.4%
2008 58.58 kt -0.0%
2009 58.82 kt +0.4%
2010 59.38 kt +0.9%
2011 59.66 kt +0.5%
2012 60.36 kt +1.2%
2013 60.46 kt +0.2%
2014 63.03 kt +4.2%
2015 63.66 kt +1.0%
2016 64.89 kt +1.9%
2017 65.58 kt +1.1%
2018 66.68 kt +1.7%
2019 67.31 kt +0.9%
2020 68.16 kt +1.3%
2021 68.16 kt +0.0%
2022 68.54 kt +0.6%
2023 68.81 kt +0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 52.2 kt 49.75 kt 54.26 kt 10
2000s 57.42 kt 55.47 kt 58.82 kt 10
2010s 63.1 kt 59.38 kt 67.31 kt 10
2020s 68.42 kt 68.16 kt 68.81 kt 4

Countries ranked near OECD

  1. 1 China 74.83 kt compare
  2. 2 China, mainland 73.42 kt compare
  3. 4 India 32.16 kt compare
  4. 5 Russian Federation 8.34 kt compare
  5. 6 Brazil 7.48 kt compare

See the full ranking of 258 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions in OECD?
Agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions in OECD was 68.81 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions recorded in OECD?
The highest recorded value was 68.81 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions recorded in OECD?
The lowest recorded value was 49.75 kt in 1990.
How does OECD rank for agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions?
OECD ranks 3rd out of 205 countries with data for 2023.
Is agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions rising or falling in OECD?
Over the last ten years it is up 13.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this OECD data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (N2O)
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