Domestic Wastewater — Emissions (CO2eq) in Southern Asia

Southern Asia: Domestic Wastewater — Emissions (CO2eq) was 88,042 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
88,042 kt
Change on year
up 1.0%
Rank
4th
of 31 groups
All-time high
88,042 kt
in 2023
All-time low
50,013 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Domestic Wastewater — Emissions (CO2eq) in Southern Asia, 1990–2023

020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k1990200620231990: 50.0k kt1991: 51.3k kt1992: 52.6k kt1993: 53.6k kt1994: 54.8k kt1995: 56.0k kt1996: 57.2k kt1997: 58.4k kt1998: 59.5k kt1999: 60.9k kt2000: 62.0k kt2001: 63.1k kt2002: 64.2k kt2003: 65.3k kt2004: 66.5k kt2005: 67.6k kt2006: 69.0k kt2007: 70.4k kt2008: 71.4k kt2009: 72.5k kt2010: 73.9k kt2011: 75.0k kt2012: 76.0k kt2013: 77.2k kt2014: 78.7k kt2015: 79.6k kt2016: 80.8k kt2017: 82.0k kt2018: 82.9k kt2019: 84.0k kt2020: 85.2k kt2021: 86.2k kt2022: 87.2k kt2023: 88.0k kt

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for domestic wastewater — emissions (co2eq) in Southern Asia is 88,042 kt, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 14.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, domestic wastewater — emissions (co2eq) in Southern Asia peaked at 88,042 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 50,013 kt, in 1990.

Southern Asia ranks 4th of 31 groups 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 (CO2eq) in Southern Asia, year by year

Annual values for Domestic Wastewater — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) in Southern Asia, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 50,013 kt
1991 51,325 kt +2.6%
1992 52,574 kt +2.4%
1993 53,633 kt +2.0%
1994 54,788 kt +2.2%
1995 55,996 kt +2.2%
1996 57,183 kt +2.1%
1997 58,374 kt +2.1%
1998 59,544 kt +2.0%
1999 60,874 kt +2.2%
2000 62,000 kt +1.8%
2001 63,138 kt +1.8%
2002 64,150 kt +1.6%
2003 65,342 kt +1.9%
2004 66,505 kt +1.8%
2005 67,633 kt +1.7%
2006 68,979 kt +2.0%
2007 70,353 kt +2.0%
2008 71,427 kt +1.5%
2009 72,548 kt +1.6%
2010 73,860 kt +1.8%
2011 75,017 kt +1.6%
2012 75,997 kt +1.3%
2013 77,175 kt +1.5%
2014 78,666 kt +1.9%
2015 79,598 kt +1.2%
2016 80,797 kt +1.5%
2017 81,996 kt +1.5%
2018 82,877 kt +1.1%
2019 83,988 kt +1.3%
2020 85,236 kt +1.5%
2021 86,228 kt +1.2%
2022 87,155 kt +1.1%
2023 88,042 kt +1.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 55,430 kt 50,013 kt 60,874 kt 10
2000s 67,208 kt 62,000 kt 72,548 kt 10
2010s 78,997 kt 73,860 kt 83,988 kt 10
2020s 86,665 kt 85,236 kt 88,042 kt 4

Countries ranked near Southern Asia

  1. 1 OECD 80,463 kt compare
  2. 2 China 78,243 kt compare
  3. 3 China, mainland 76,794 kt compare
  4. 4 India 62,079 kt compare
  5. 5 Indonesia 12,098 kt compare
  6. 6 Pakistan 10,593 kt compare
  7. 7 Brazil 9,496 kt compare

See the full ranking of 252 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is domestic wastewater — emissions (co2eq) in Southern Asia?
Domestic wastewater — emissions (co2eq) in Southern Asia was 88,042 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest domestic wastewater — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Southern Asia?
The highest recorded value was 88,042 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest domestic wastewater — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Southern Asia?
The lowest recorded value was 50,013 kt in 1990.
How does Southern Asia rank for domestic wastewater — emissions (co2eq)?
Southern Asia ranks 4th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
Is domestic wastewater — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in Southern Asia?
Over the last ten years it is up 14.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Southern Asia 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.