Energy — Emissions in Eastern Asia

Eastern Asia: Energy — Emissions was 13.00 million kt in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
13.00 million kt
Change on year
up 3.4%
Rank
3rd
of 32 groups
All-time high
13.00 million kt
in 2023
All-time low
794,349 kt
in 1962
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Energy — Emissions in Eastern Asia, 1961–2023

02.5M5.0M7.5M10.0M12.5M196119922023

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

Analysis

Eastern Asia recorded 13.00 million kt for energy — emissions in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

The figure is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 13.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, energy — emissions in Eastern Asia peaked at 13.00 million kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 794,349 kt, in 1962.

That places Eastern Asia 3rd out of 32 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Energy — Emissions in Eastern Asia, year by year

Annual values for Energy — Emissions (CO2) in Eastern Asia, 1961 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1961 890,040 kt
1962 794,349 kt -10.8%
1963 828,146 kt +4.3%
1964 866,098 kt +4.6%
1965 945,772 kt +9.2%
1966 1.03 million kt +9.1%
1967 1.02 million kt -0.8%
1968 1.14 million kt +11.4%
1969 1.35 million kt +18.3%
1970 1.70 million kt +26.0%
1971 1.87 million kt +9.9%
1972 1.97 million kt +5.6%
1973 2.08 million kt +5.3%
1974 2.12 million kt +2.2%
1975 2.25 million kt +5.9%
1976 2.35 million kt +4.6%
1977 2.51 million kt +6.6%
1978 2.63 million kt +4.9%
1979 2.74 million kt +4.1%
1980 2.73 million kt -0.1%
1981 2.70 million kt -1.1%
1982 2.81 million kt +3.7%
1983 2.90 million kt +3.2%
1984 3.13 million kt +8.1%
1985 3.28 million kt +4.8%
1986 3.41 million kt +3.8%
1987 3.56 million kt +4.4%
1988 3.85 million kt +8.2%
1989 3.96 million kt +2.9%
1990 3.96 million kt -0.0%
1991 4.10 million kt +3.5%
1992 4.21 million kt +2.6%
1993 4.38 million kt +4.3%
1994 4.64 million kt +5.7%
1995 4.90 million kt +5.6%
1996 5.07 million kt +3.5%
1997 5.12 million kt +0.9%
1998 4.86 million kt -5.0%
1999 5.13 million kt +5.5%
2000 5.34 million kt +4.1%
2001 5.36 million kt +0.4%
2002 5.76 million kt +7.6%
2003 6.49 million kt +12.7%
2004 6.91 million kt +6.3%
2005 7.49 million kt +8.5%
2006 8.07 million kt +7.6%
2007 8.55 million kt +6.0%
2008 9.02 million kt +5.6%
2009 9.24 million kt +2.4%
2010 10.09 million kt +9.2%
2011 10.97 million kt +8.7%
2012 11.25 million kt +2.6%
2013 11.41 million kt +1.4%
2014 11.42 million kt +0.0%
2015 11.32 million kt -0.8%
2016 11.21 million kt -1.0%
2017 11.49 million kt +2.6%
2018 11.81 million kt +2.8%
2019 12.17 million kt +3.1%
2020 12.13 million kt -0.4%
2021 12.59 million kt +3.8%
2022 12.57 million kt -0.2%
2023 13.00 million kt +3.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 985,479 kt 794,349 kt 1.35 million kt 9
1970s 2.22 million kt 1.70 million kt 2.74 million kt 10
1980s 3.23 million kt 2.70 million kt 3.96 million kt 10
1990s 4.64 million kt 3.96 million kt 5.13 million kt 10
2000s 7.22 million kt 5.34 million kt 9.24 million kt 10
2010s 11.31 million kt 10.09 million kt 12.17 million kt 10
2020s 12.57 million kt 12.13 million kt 13.00 million kt 4

Countries ranked near Eastern Asia

  1. 1 China 11.38 million kt compare
  2. 2 China, mainland 11.10 million kt compare
  3. 3 OECD 10.75 million kt compare
  4. 4 USSR 3.49 million kt compare
  5. 5 India 2.91 million kt compare
  6. 6 Russian Federation 2.04 million kt compare

See the full ranking of 252 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is energy — emissions in Eastern Asia?
Energy — emissions in Eastern Asia was 13.00 million kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest energy — emissions recorded in Eastern Asia?
The highest recorded value was 13.00 million kt in 2023.
What is the lowest energy — emissions recorded in Eastern Asia?
The lowest recorded value was 794,349 kt in 1962.
How does Eastern Asia rank for energy — emissions?
Eastern Asia ranks 3rd out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
Is energy — emissions rising or falling in Eastern Asia?
Over the last ten years it is up 13.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Eastern 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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Indicator
Energy — Emissions (CO2)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
252 places, 14,511 data points, 1961–2023
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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