Energy — Emissions in Asia
Asia: Energy — Emissions was 21.41 million kt in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Energy — Emissions in Asia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
In 2023, energy — emissions in Asia stood at 21.41 million kt. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.8% on the previous year and up 23.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, energy — emissions in Asia peaked at 21.41 million kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.17 million kt, in 1962.
Asia ranks 1st of 43 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.44 million kt | 1.17 million kt | 1.93 million kt | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.12 million kt | 2.35 million kt | 3.88 million kt | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.63 million kt | 3.87 million kt | 5.76 million kt | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.49 million kt | 5.86 million kt | 8.46 million kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.48 million kt | 8.84 million kt | 14.50 million kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.84 million kt | 15.54 million kt | 19.81 million kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.38 million kt | 19.31 million kt | 21.41 million kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Asia
- 1 China (People’s Republic of) 11.38 million kt compare
- 2 China, mainland 11.10 million kt compare
- 3 OECD 10.75 million kt compare
- 4 USSR 3.49 million kt compare
More climate change data for Asia
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 2.01 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 512,601 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1.49 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,934 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 53,345 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1.12 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 552,825 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 567,748 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 2,086 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 20,277 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is energy — emissions in Asia?
- Energy — emissions in Asia was 21.41 million kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest energy — emissions recorded in Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 21.41 million kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest energy — emissions recorded in Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.17 million kt in 1962.
- How does Asia rank for energy — emissions?
- Asia ranks 1st out of 43 groups with data for 2023.
- Is energy — emissions rising or falling in Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Asia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Energy — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood 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). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf