Domestic Wastewater — Emissions (CO2eq) in Northern Europe

Northern Europe: Domestic Wastewater — Emissions (CO2eq) was 6,182 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
6,182 kt
Change on year
up 0.8%
Rank
25th
of 31 groups
All-time high
6,182 kt
in 2023
All-time low
4,629 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Domestic Wastewater — Emissions (CO2eq) in Northern Europe, 1990–2023

02.0k4.0k6.0k1990200620231990: 4.6k kt1991: 4.6k kt1992: 5.1k kt1993: 5.1k kt1994: 5.1k kt1995: 5.1k kt1996: 5.2k kt1997: 5.2k kt1998: 5.2k kt1999: 5.2k kt2000: 5.2k kt2001: 5.3k kt2002: 5.3k kt2003: 5.3k kt2004: 5.4k kt2005: 5.4k kt2006: 5.5k kt2007: 5.5k kt2008: 5.5k kt2009: 5.6k kt2010: 5.6k kt2011: 5.6k kt2012: 5.7k kt2013: 5.7k kt2014: 5.8k kt2015: 5.9k kt2016: 5.9k kt2017: 6.0k kt2018: 6.0k kt2019: 6.0k kt2020: 6.1k kt2021: 6.1k kt2022: 6.1k kt2023: 6.2k kt

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for domestic wastewater — emissions (co2eq) in Northern Europe is 6,182 kt, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 8.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, domestic wastewater — emissions (co2eq) in Northern Europe peaked at 6,182 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 4,629 kt, in 1990.

Northern Europe ranks 25th of 31 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Domestic Wastewater — Emissions (CO2eq) in Northern Europe, year by year

Annual values for Domestic Wastewater — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) in Northern Europe, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 4,629 kt
1991 4,639 kt +0.2%
1992 5,106 kt +10.1%
1993 5,107 kt +0.0%
1994 5,123 kt +0.3%
1995 5,124 kt +0.0%
1996 5,153 kt +0.6%
1997 5,181 kt +0.5%
1998 5,210 kt +0.6%
1999 5,228 kt +0.3%
2000 5,239 kt +0.2%
2001 5,281 kt +0.8%
2002 5,314 kt +0.6%
2003 5,343 kt +0.5%
2004 5,375 kt +0.6%
2005 5,415 kt +0.8%
2006 5,455 kt +0.7%
2007 5,502 kt +0.9%
2008 5,536 kt +0.6%
2009 5,559 kt +0.4%
2010 5,597 kt +0.7%
2011 5,631 kt +0.6%
2012 5,665 kt +0.6%
2013 5,708 kt +0.7%
2014 5,802 kt +1.6%
2015 5,868 kt +1.1%
2016 5,921 kt +0.9%
2017 5,963 kt +0.7%
2018 6,003 kt +0.7%
2019 6,019 kt +0.3%
2020 6,070 kt +0.8%
2021 6,084 kt +0.2%
2022 6,132 kt +0.8%
2023 6,182 kt +0.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 5,050 kt 4,629 kt 5,228 kt 10
2000s 5,402 kt 5,239 kt 5,559 kt 10
2010s 5,818 kt 5,597 kt 6,019 kt 10
2020s 6,117 kt 6,070 kt 6,182 kt 4

Countries ranked near Northern Europe

  1. 22 South Africa 2,588 kt compare
  2. 23 Canada 2,398 kt compare
  3. 24 Republic of Korea 2,398 kt compare
  4. 25 Myanmar 2,340 kt compare
  5. 26 Poland 2,276 kt compare
  6. 27 Colombia 2,266 kt compare
  7. 28 Argentina 2,120 kt compare

See the full ranking of 252 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is domestic wastewater — emissions (co2eq) in Northern Europe?
Domestic wastewater — emissions (co2eq) in Northern Europe was 6,182 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest domestic wastewater — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Northern Europe?
The highest recorded value was 6,182 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest domestic wastewater — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Northern Europe?
The lowest recorded value was 4,629 kt in 1990.
How does Northern Europe rank for domestic wastewater — emissions (co2eq)?
Northern Europe ranks 25th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
Is domestic wastewater — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in Northern Europe?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Northern Europe 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.