Domestic Wastewater — Emissions in Western Europe

Western Europe: Domestic Wastewater — Emissions was 318.76 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
318.76 kt
Change on year
up 0.5%
Rank
21st
of 31 groups
All-time high
318.76 kt
in 2023
All-time low
265.47 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Domestic Wastewater — Emissions in Western Europe, 1990–2023

01002003001990200620231990: 265.5 kt1991: 267.3 kt1992: 269.2 kt1993: 270.9 kt1994: 272 kt1995: 272.9 kt1996: 273.8 kt1997: 274.4 kt1998: 274.4 kt1999: 274.6 kt2000: 292.8 kt2001: 294 kt2002: 295.3 kt2003: 296.4 kt2004: 297.4 kt2005: 298.4 kt2006: 298.9 kt2007: 299.2 kt2008: 299.9 kt2009: 300.6 kt2010: 301.5 kt2011: 302.5 kt2012: 303.6 kt2013: 304.7 kt2014: 306.2 kt2015: 308.3 kt2016: 310.2 kt2017: 311.5 kt2018: 312.8 kt2019: 313.9 kt2020: 314.7 kt2021: 315.5 kt2022: 317.1 kt2023: 318.8 kt

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

Analysis

Western Europe recorded 318.76 kt for domestic wastewater — emissions in 2023. 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 4.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, domestic wastewater — emissions in Western Europe peaked at 318.76 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 265.47 kt, in 1990.

Western Europe ranks 21st of 31 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.

Domestic Wastewater — Emissions in Western Europe, year by year

Annual values for Domestic Wastewater — Emissions (CH4) in Western Europe, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 265.47 kt
1991 267.33 kt +0.7%
1992 269.24 kt +0.7%
1993 270.9 kt +0.6%
1994 271.97 kt +0.4%
1995 272.89 kt +0.3%
1996 273.77 kt +0.3%
1997 274.45 kt +0.2%
1998 274.4 kt -0.0%
1999 274.62 kt +0.1%
2000 292.75 kt +6.6%
2001 294.03 kt +0.4%
2002 295.32 kt +0.4%
2003 296.41 kt +0.4%
2004 297.42 kt +0.3%
2005 298.4 kt +0.3%
2006 298.85 kt +0.1%
2007 299.17 kt +0.1%
2008 299.88 kt +0.2%
2009 300.64 kt +0.3%
2010 301.5 kt +0.3%
2011 302.55 kt +0.3%
2012 303.59 kt +0.3%
2013 304.74 kt +0.4%
2014 306.23 kt +0.5%
2015 308.25 kt +0.7%
2016 310.18 kt +0.6%
2017 311.53 kt +0.4%
2018 312.77 kt +0.4%
2019 313.87 kt +0.4%
2020 314.69 kt +0.3%
2021 315.48 kt +0.3%
2022 317.11 kt +0.5%
2023 318.76 kt +0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 271.5 kt 265.47 kt 274.62 kt 10
2000s 297.29 kt 292.75 kt 300.64 kt 10
2010s 307.52 kt 301.5 kt 313.87 kt 10
2020s 316.51 kt 314.69 kt 318.76 kt 4

Countries ranked near Western Europe

  1. 18 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 105.94 kt compare
  2. 19 Italy 100.12 kt compare
  3. 20 Thailand 93.13 kt compare
  4. 21 Spain 80.62 kt compare
  5. 22 South Africa 75.99 kt compare
  6. 23 Myanmar 70.31 kt compare
  7. 24 Colombia 68.48 kt compare

See the full ranking of 251 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is domestic wastewater — emissions in Western Europe?
Domestic wastewater — emissions in Western Europe was 318.76 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest domestic wastewater — emissions recorded in Western Europe?
The highest recorded value was 318.76 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest domestic wastewater — emissions recorded in Western Europe?
The lowest recorded value was 265.47 kt in 1990.
How does Western Europe rank for domestic wastewater — emissions?
Western Europe ranks 21st out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
Is domestic wastewater — emissions rising or falling in Western Europe?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. 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 Domestic Wastewater — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Domestic Wastewater — Emissions (CH4)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
251 places, 8,319 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.