Domestic Wastewater — Emissions (CO2eq) in European Union (27)

European Union (27): Domestic Wastewater — Emissions (CO2eq) was 26,418 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
26,418 kt
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
14th
of 31 groups
All-time high
26,418 kt
in 2023
All-time low
21,842 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Domestic Wastewater — Emissions (CO2eq) in European Union (27), 1990–2023

010.0k20.0k30.0k1990200620231990: 21.8k kt1991: 21.9k kt1992: 22.8k kt1993: 23.6k kt1994: 23.7k kt1995: 23.8k kt1996: 23.8k kt1997: 23.8k kt1998: 24.0k kt1999: 24.0k kt2000: 24.6k kt2001: 24.7k kt2002: 24.8k kt2003: 24.9k kt2004: 25.0k kt2005: 25.0k kt2006: 25.1k kt2007: 25.2k kt2008: 25.3k kt2009: 25.4k kt2010: 25.4k kt2011: 25.5k kt2012: 25.4k kt2013: 25.5k kt2014: 25.8k kt2015: 25.9k kt2016: 26.0k kt2017: 26.0k kt2018: 26.1k kt2019: 26.2k kt2020: 26.2k kt2021: 26.3k kt2022: 26.3k kt2023: 26.4k kt

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

Analysis

European Union (27) recorded 26,418 kt for domestic wastewater — emissions (co2eq) in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, domestic wastewater — emissions (co2eq) in European Union (27) peaked at 26,418 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 21,842 kt, in 1990.

That places European Union (27) 14th out of 31 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.

Domestic Wastewater — Emissions (CO2eq) in European Union (27), year by year

Annual values for Domestic Wastewater — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) in European Union (27), 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 21,842 kt
1991 21,929 kt +0.4%
1992 22,767 kt +3.8%
1993 23,643 kt +3.8%
1994 23,698 kt +0.2%
1995 23,768 kt +0.3%
1996 23,837 kt +0.3%
1997 23,803 kt -0.1%
1998 23,952 kt +0.6%
1999 23,957 kt +0.0%
2000 24,611 kt +2.7%
2001 24,738 kt +0.5%
2002 24,840 kt +0.4%
2003 24,879 kt +0.2%
2004 24,954 kt +0.3%
2005 25,024 kt +0.3%
2006 25,121 kt +0.4%
2007 25,235 kt +0.5%
2008 25,309 kt +0.3%
2009 25,391 kt +0.3%
2010 25,428 kt +0.1%
2011 25,454 kt +0.1%
2012 25,449 kt -0.0%
2013 25,477 kt +0.1%
2014 25,781 kt +1.2%
2015 25,867 kt +0.3%
2016 25,957 kt +0.3%
2017 26,016 kt +0.2%
2018 26,129 kt +0.4%
2019 26,213 kt +0.3%
2020 26,231 kt +0.1%
2021 26,287 kt +0.2%
2022 26,329 kt +0.2%
2023 26,418 kt +0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 23,320 kt 21,842 kt 23,957 kt 10
2000s 25,010 kt 24,611 kt 25,391 kt 10
2010s 25,777 kt 25,428 kt 26,213 kt 10
2020s 26,316 kt 26,231 kt 26,418 kt 4

Countries ranked near European Union (27)

  1. 11 Mexico 5,850 kt compare
  2. 12 Ethiopia 5,187 kt compare
  3. 13 Japan 5,054 kt compare
  4. 14 Philippines 4,946 kt compare
  5. 15 Germany 4,855 kt compare
  6. 16 Egypt 4,696 kt compare
  7. 17 France 3,939 kt compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is domestic wastewater — emissions (co2eq) in European Union (27)?
Domestic wastewater — emissions (co2eq) in European Union (27) was 26,418 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest domestic wastewater — emissions (co2eq) recorded in European Union (27)?
The highest recorded value was 26,418 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest domestic wastewater — emissions (co2eq) recorded in European Union (27)?
The lowest recorded value was 21,842 kt in 1990.
How does European Union (27) rank for domestic wastewater — emissions (co2eq)?
European Union (27) ranks 14th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
Is domestic wastewater — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in European Union (27)?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this European Union (27) data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Domestic Wastewater — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Domestic Wastewater — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
252 places, 8,353 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.