Electricity — Emissions in Asia
Asia: Electricity — Emissions was 3.58 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Electricity — Emissions in Asia, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Asia recorded 3.58 kt for electricity — emissions in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 52.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity — emissions in Asia peaked at 3.58 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.7319 kt, in 1990.
Asia ranks 3rd of 34 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.22 kt | 0.7319 kt | 1.43 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.62 kt | 1.41 kt | 1.95 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.54 kt | 2.06 kt | 3.2 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.45 kt | 3.17 kt | 3.58 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Asia
More climate change data for Asia
- Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass 40,792 million t (2025)
- Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) — FAO TIER 1 -1.22 million kt (2025)
- Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest) -946,941 kt (2025)
- Carbon stock change in forests — Area — FAO TIER 1 631,064 1000 ha (2025)
- Net Forest conversion — Area — FAO TIER 1 1,036 1000 ha (2025)
- Forestland — Area — FAO TIER 1 630,029 1000 ha (2025)
- Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) 271,618 kt (2025)
- Other forest — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 155.8 kt (2024)
- Other forest — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 14.23 kt (2024)
- Savanna fires — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) 37.21 million t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity — emissions in Asia?
- Electricity — emissions in Asia was 3.58 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest electricity — emissions recorded in Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.58 kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest electricity — emissions recorded in Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7319 kt in 1990.
- How does Asia rank for electricity — emissions?
- Asia ranks 3rd out of 34 groups with data for 2023.
- Is electricity — emissions rising or falling in Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Asia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Electricity — Emissions (N2O). 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.