Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal β€” Emissions in Europe

Europe: Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal β€” Emissions was 41.92 kt in 2023. β–² Rising

Latest (2023)
41.92 kt
Change on year
down 0.1%
Rank
4th
of 44 groups
All-time high
41.96 kt
in 2021
All-time low
26.42 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal β€” Emissions in Europe, 1990–2023

0102030401990200620231990: 26.4 kt1991: 26.5 kt1992: 34.7 kt1993: 34.9 kt1994: 34.8 kt1995: 34.5 kt1996: 34.3 kt1997: 34.5 kt1998: 34.9 kt1999: 34.9 kt2000: 35.4 kt2001: 35.8 kt2002: 36.3 kt2003: 36.8 kt2004: 37.1 kt2005: 37 kt2006: 37.2 kt2007: 37.7 kt2008: 37.8 kt2009: 38.2 kt2010: 38.4 kt2011: 38.5 kt2012: 38.4 kt2013: 38.5 kt2014: 39.8 kt2015: 40 kt2016: 40.6 kt2017: 40.8 kt2018: 41.2 kt2019: 41.4 kt2020: 41.6 kt2021: 42 kt2022: 42 kt2023: 41.9 kt

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

Analysis

Europe recorded 41.92 kt for agrifood systems waste disposal β€” emissions in 2023.

The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 9.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, agrifood systems waste disposal β€” emissions in Europe peaked at 41.96 kt in 2021 and was at its lowest, 26.42 kt, in 1990.

Europe ranks 4th of 44 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 33.04 kt 26.42 kt 34.95 kt 10
2000s 36.93 kt 35.38 kt 38.21 kt 10
2010s 39.76 kt 38.39 kt 41.43 kt 10
2020s 41.86 kt 41.6 kt 41.96 kt 4

Countries ranked near Europe

  1. 1 China (People’s Republic of) 74.83 kt compare
  2. 2 China, mainland 73.42 kt compare
  3. 3 OECD 68.81 kt compare
  4. 4 India 32.16 kt compare
  5. 5 Russian Federation 8.34 kt compare
  6. 6 Brazil 7.48 kt compare
  7. 7 Indonesia 7.44 kt compare

See the full ranking of 257 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is agrifood systems waste disposal β€” emissions in Europe?
Agrifood systems waste disposal β€” emissions in Europe was 41.92 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest agrifood systems waste disposal β€” emissions recorded in Europe?
The highest recorded value was 41.96 kt in 2021.
What is the lowest agrifood systems waste disposal β€” emissions recorded in Europe?
The lowest recorded value was 26.42 kt in 1990.
How does Europe rank for agrifood systems waste disposal β€” emissions?
Europe ranks 4th out of 44 groups with data for 2023.
Is agrifood systems waste disposal β€” emissions rising or falling in Europe?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Europe data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal β€” Emissions (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal β€” Emissions (N2O)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
257 places, 8,503 data points, 1990–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Pre- and post- agricultural production includes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and related activity data, generated from pre- and post-agriculture production stages of the agri-food 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). The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2) and CO2 equivalent (CO2eq) emissions from the above activities as well as the aggregate fluorinated gases (F-gases) emissions. Estimates are available by country, with global coverage and are updated annually.The FAOSTAT domain disseminates information estimates of CH4, N2O, CO2 emissions, F-gases, their aggregates in CO2eq in units of kilotonnes (kt, or 10^6 kg), and the underlying activity data. CO2eq emissions are computed by using the IPCC Fifth Assessment report global warming potentials, AR5 (IPCC, 2014). Data are available for most countries and territories, for standard FAOSTAT regional aggregations, and for Annex I and non-Annex I country groups.