Domestic Wastewater — Emissions in OECD
OECD: Domestic Wastewater — Emissions was 2,294 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Domestic Wastewater — Emissions in OECD, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
In 2023, domestic wastewater — emissions in OECD stood at 2,294 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 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic wastewater — emissions in OECD peaked at 2,294 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1,769 kt, in 1990.
OECD ranks 1st of 201 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Domestic Wastewater — Emissions in OECD, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1,769 kt | — |
| 1991 | 1,786 kt | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 1,812 kt | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 1,853 kt | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 1,868 kt | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 1,882 kt | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 1,895 kt | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 1,908 kt | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 1,921 kt | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 1,934 kt | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 1,964 kt | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 1,979 kt | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 1,994 kt | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 2,009 kt | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 2,024 kt | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 2,040 kt | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 2,055 kt | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 2,071 kt | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 2,088 kt | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 2,104 kt | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 2,120 kt | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 2,136 kt | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 2,151 kt | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 2,166 kt | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 2,181 kt | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 2,198 kt | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 2,214 kt | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 2,230 kt | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 2,245 kt | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 2,259 kt | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 2,268 kt | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 2,273 kt | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 2,283 kt | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 2,294 kt | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,863 kt | 1,769 kt | 1,934 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,033 kt | 1,964 kt | 2,104 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,190 kt | 2,120 kt | 2,259 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,279 kt | 2,268 kt | 2,294 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near OECD
More climate change data for OECD
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 264,403 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 984,128 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 240,219 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 743,908 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 906.49 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 26,568 kt (2050)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 29.42 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 223,315 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 1,467 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 842.7 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is domestic wastewater — emissions in OECD?
- Domestic wastewater — emissions in OECD was 2,294 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest domestic wastewater — emissions recorded in OECD?
- The highest recorded value was 2,294 kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest domestic wastewater — emissions recorded in OECD?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,769 kt in 1990.
- How does OECD rank for domestic wastewater — emissions?
- OECD ranks 1st out of 201 countries with data for 2023.
- Is domestic wastewater — emissions rising or falling in OECD?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. 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 Domestic Wastewater — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.