Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) in Asia

Asia: Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) was 23.42 million kt in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
23.42 million kt
Change on year
up 3.8%
Rank
1st
of 20 regions
All-time high
23.42 million kt
in 2023
All-time low
1.61 million kt
in 1962
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) in Asia, 1961–2023

05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M25.0M196119922023

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

Analysis

Asia recorded 23.42 million kt for energy — emissions (co2eq) in 2023. 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 22.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, energy — emissions (co2eq) in Asia peaked at 23.42 million kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.61 million kt, in 1962.

Asia ranks 1st of 20 regions 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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 1.95 million kt 1.61 million kt 2.55 million kt 9
1970s 3.91 million kt 3.07 million kt 4.74 million kt 10
1980s 5.44 million kt 4.58 million kt 6.76 million kt 10
1990s 8.53 million kt 6.82 million kt 9.54 million kt 10
2000s 12.78 million kt 9.96 million kt 15.98 million kt 10
2010s 19.53 million kt 17.08 million kt 21.61 million kt 10
2020s 22.26 million kt 21.05 million kt 23.42 million kt 4

Countries ranked near Asia

  1. 1 China 12.23 million kt compare
  2. 2 China, mainland 11.95 million kt compare
  3. 3 OECD 11.50 million kt compare
  4. 4 USSR 3.83 million kt compare

See the full ranking of 252 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is energy — emissions (co2eq) in Asia?
Energy — emissions (co2eq) in Asia was 23.42 million kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest energy — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Asia?
The highest recorded value was 23.42 million kt in 2023.
What is the lowest energy — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Asia?
The lowest recorded value was 1.61 million kt in 1962.
How does Asia rank for energy — emissions (co2eq)?
Asia ranks 1st out of 20 regions with data for 2023.
Is energy — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in Asia?
Over the last ten years it is up 22.9%. 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 (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Energy — 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, 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