Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in Asia

Asia: Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O was 4,377 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
4,377 kt
Change on year
up 0.8%
Rank
1st
of 21 groups
All-time high
4,377 kt
in 2023
All-time low
1,874 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in Asia, 1990–2023

01.0k2.0k3.0k4.0k1990200620231990: 1.9k kt1991: 2.0k kt1992: 2.2k kt1993: 2.3k kt1994: 2.3k kt1995: 2.4k kt1996: 2.5k kt1997: 2.6k kt1998: 2.7k kt1999: 2.8k kt2000: 2.8k kt2001: 2.9k kt2002: 2.8k kt2003: 3.0k kt2004: 3.1k kt2005: 3.2k kt2006: 3.3k kt2007: 3.3k kt2008: 3.3k kt2009: 3.4k kt2010: 3.6k kt2011: 3.7k kt2012: 3.8k kt2013: 4.2k kt2014: 4.2k kt2015: 4.3k kt2016: 4.4k kt2017: 4.1k kt2018: 4.3k kt2019: 4.3k kt2020: 3.9k kt2021: 4.2k kt2022: 4.3k kt2023: 4.4k kt

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

Analysis

Asia recorded 4,377 kt for food transport — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 5.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food transport — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in Asia peaked at 4,377 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1,874 kt, in 1990.

That places Asia 1st out of 21 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in Asia, year by year

Annual values for Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) in Asia, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 1,874 kt
1991 1,996 kt +6.5%
1992 2,166 kt +8.5%
1993 2,297 kt +6.1%
1994 2,316 kt +0.8%
1995 2,361 kt +1.9%
1996 2,502 kt +6.0%
1997 2,588 kt +3.4%
1998 2,736 kt +5.7%
1999 2,755 kt +0.7%
2000 2,804 kt +1.8%
2001 2,887 kt +3.0%
2002 2,804 kt -2.8%
2003 2,951 kt +5.2%
2004 3,141 kt +6.4%
2005 3,236 kt +3.0%
2006 3,299 kt +2.0%
2007 3,265 kt -1.0%
2008 3,324 kt +1.8%
2009 3,400 kt +2.3%
2010 3,568 kt +4.9%
2011 3,666 kt +2.7%
2012 3,811 kt +4.0%
2013 4,156 kt +9.1%
2014 4,246 kt +2.2%
2015 4,253 kt +0.2%
2016 4,367 kt +2.7%
2017 4,138 kt -5.2%
2018 4,276 kt +3.3%
2019 4,292 kt +0.4%
2020 3,903 kt -9.1%
2021 4,167 kt +6.8%
2022 4,342 kt +4.2%
2023 4,377 kt +0.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2,359 kt 1,874 kt 2,755 kt 10
2000s 3,111 kt 2,804 kt 3,400 kt 10
2010s 4,077 kt 3,568 kt 4,367 kt 10
2020s 4,197 kt 3,903 kt 4,377 kt 4

Countries ranked near Asia

  1. 1 OECD 5,269 kt compare
  2. 2 China 779.12 kt compare
  3. 2 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 351.17 kt compare
  4. 3 Russian Federation 683.01 kt compare
  5. 4 China, mainland 664.8 kt compare
  6. 4 Türkiye 145.45 kt compare

See the full ranking of 260 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food transport — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in Asia?
Food transport — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in Asia was 4,377 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food transport — emissions (co2eq) from n2o recorded in Asia?
The highest recorded value was 4,377 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest food transport — emissions (co2eq) from n2o recorded in Asia?
The lowest recorded value was 1,874 kt in 1990.
How does Asia rank for food transport — emissions (co2eq) from n2o?
Asia ranks 1st out of 21 groups with data for 2023.
Is food transport — emissions (co2eq) from n2o rising or falling in Asia?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. 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 Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
260 places, 8,556 data points, 1990–2023
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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