Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions in Western Europe

Western Europe: Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions was 11.49 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

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

Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions in Western Europe, 1990–2023

02.557.51012.51990200620231990: 8.9 kt1991: 9 kt1992: 8.9 kt1993: 8.8 kt1994: 8.9 kt1995: 8.8 kt1996: 8.9 kt1997: 8.8 kt1998: 9 kt1999: 8.9 kt2000: 9.7 kt2001: 9.9 kt2002: 9.9 kt2003: 9.9 kt2004: 9.8 kt2005: 9.8 kt2006: 9.6 kt2007: 9.8 kt2008: 9.8 kt2009: 10.1 kt2010: 10.2 kt2011: 10.2 kt2012: 10.2 kt2013: 10.3 kt2014: 10.7 kt2015: 10.8 kt2016: 11.1 kt2017: 11.1 kt2018: 11.2 kt2019: 11.3 kt2020: 11.4 kt2021: 11.5 kt2022: 11.4 kt2023: 11.5 kt

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

Analysis

In 2023, agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions in Western Europe stood at 11.49 kt. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 11.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions in Western Europe peaked at 11.49 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 8.77 kt, in 1997.

That places Western Europe 19th out of 32 groups with data for 2023, putting it 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 in Western Europe, year by year

Annual values for Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (N2O) in Western Europe, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 8.91 kt
1991 9.01 kt +1.1%
1992 8.95 kt -0.7%
1993 8.84 kt -1.2%
1994 8.91 kt +0.8%
1995 8.81 kt -1.2%
1996 8.92 kt +1.3%
1997 8.77 kt -1.7%
1998 9.01 kt +2.8%
1999 8.95 kt -0.7%
2000 9.74 kt +8.8%
2001 9.86 kt +1.3%
2002 9.91 kt +0.5%
2003 9.85 kt -0.6%
2004 9.84 kt -0.1%
2005 9.79 kt -0.5%
2006 9.64 kt -1.5%
2007 9.8 kt +1.6%
2008 9.82 kt +0.2%
2009 10.09 kt +2.8%
2010 10.16 kt +0.7%
2011 10.22 kt +0.6%
2012 10.24 kt +0.1%
2013 10.26 kt +0.2%
2014 10.71 kt +4.4%
2015 10.85 kt +1.3%
2016 11.06 kt +1.9%
2017 11.06 kt -0.0%
2018 11.2 kt +1.3%
2019 11.27 kt +0.7%
2020 11.37 kt +0.9%
2021 11.48 kt +0.9%
2022 11.43 kt -0.4%
2023 11.49 kt +0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 8.91 kt 8.77 kt 9.01 kt 10
2000s 9.83 kt 9.64 kt 10.09 kt 10
2010s 10.7 kt 10.16 kt 11.27 kt 10
2020s 11.44 kt 11.37 kt 11.49 kt 4

Countries ranked near Western Europe

  1. 16 Bangladesh 3.48 kt compare
  2. 16 Timor-Leste 0.0294 kt compare
  3. 17 Ethiopia 3.43 kt compare
  4. 17 Polynesia 0.0228 kt compare
  5. 18 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 0.0088 kt compare
  6. 18 Italy 3.42 kt compare
  7. 19 Philippines 3 kt compare
  8. 19 Micronesia 0.0087 kt compare
  9. 20 Micronesia (Federated States of) 0.0029 kt compare
  10. 20 Spain 2.72 kt compare
  11. 21 Republic of Korea 2.49 kt compare
  12. 21 Wallis and Futuna Islands 0 kt
  13. 22 Poland 2.33 kt compare

See the full ranking of 258 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions in Western Europe?
Agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions in Western Europe was 11.49 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions recorded in Western Europe?
The highest recorded value was 11.49 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions recorded in Western Europe?
The lowest recorded value was 8.77 kt in 1997.
How does Western Europe rank for agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions?
Western Europe ranks 19th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
Is agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions 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 (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