Electricity — Emissions in Eastern Asia
Eastern Asia: Electricity — Emissions was 156,954 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Electricity — Emissions in Eastern Asia, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electricity — emissions in Eastern Asia is 156,954 kt, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 67.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity — emissions in Eastern Asia peaked at 156,954 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 41,278 kt, in 1990.
Eastern Asia ranks 5th of 34 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 55,326 kt | 41,278 kt | 66,283 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 72,811 kt | 59,023 kt | 81,819 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 98,098 kt | 82,550 kt | 121,744 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 146,604 kt | 128,761 kt | 156,954 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Asia
- 2 China 145,694 kt compare
- 3 China, mainland 143,800 kt compare
- 4 OECD 90,142 kt compare
- 5 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 25,133 kt compare
- 6 Russian Federation 9,879 kt compare
- 7 Republic of Korea 9,359 kt compare
- 8 Mexico 6,492 kt compare
More climate change data for Eastern Asia
- Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass 13,673 million t (2025)
- Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) — FAO TIER 1 -920,192 kt (2025)
- Forestland — Area — FAO TIER 1 280,246 1000 ha (2025)
- Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest) -916,087 kt (2025)
- Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) 4,105 kt (2025)
- Net Forest conversion — Area — FAO TIER 1 14.38 1000 ha (2025)
- Carbon stock change in forests — Area — FAO TIER 1 280,261 1000 ha (2025)
- Savanna fires — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 0.4557 kt (2024)
- Savanna fires — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) 2.17 million t (2024)
- Other forest — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 1.04 kt (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity — emissions in Eastern Asia?
- Electricity — emissions in Eastern Asia was 156,954 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest electricity — emissions recorded in Eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 156,954 kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest electricity — emissions recorded in Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 41,278 kt in 1990.
- How does Eastern Asia rank for electricity — emissions?
- Eastern Asia ranks 5th out of 34 groups with data for 2023.
- Is electricity — emissions rising or falling in Eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 67.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eastern Asia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Electricity — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Energy use in agriculture contains data on energy used in agriculture (including forestry, aquaculture and fisheries), for instance to operate machinery, irrigate, heat stables, operate aquaculture ponds and fishing vessels, and related greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. It also includes on-farm use of, and related GHG emissions from, electricity and heat generated off-farm. Data are available by country and regional groups with global coverage and are updated annually.