What is incineration — emissions in OECD?

Incineration — emissions in OECD was 13,849 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

What is the highest incineration — emissions recorded in OECD?

The highest recorded value was 13,849 kt in 2023.

What is the lowest incineration — emissions recorded in OECD?

The lowest recorded value was 13,236 kt in 1990.

How does OECD rank for incineration — emissions?

OECD ranks 1st out of 129 countries with data for 2023.

Is incineration — emissions rising or falling in OECD?

Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Where does this OECD data come from?

The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Incineration — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Incineration — Emissions in OECD

Name: Incineration — Emissions in OECD
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)

OECD: Incineration — Emissions was 13,849 kt in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)

13,849 kt

Change on year

up 0.2%

World rank

1st

of 129 countries

All-time high

13,849 kt

in 2023

All-time low

13,236 kt

in 1990

Years of data

1990–2023

Incineration — Emissions in OECD, 1990–2023

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

Analysis

OECD recorded 13,849 kt for incineration — emissions in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, incineration — emissions in OECD peaked at 13,849 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 13,236 kt, in 1990.

OECD ranks 1st of 129 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1990s	13,443 kt	13,236 kt	13,557 kt	10
2000s	13,658 kt	13,528 kt	13,781 kt	10
2010s	13,794 kt	13,756 kt	13,818 kt	10
2020s	13,833 kt	13,809 kt	13,849 kt	4

Countries ranked near OECD

2 China 11,228 kt compare
3 China, mainland 10,703 kt compare
4 Japan 3,870 kt compare

See the full ranking of 154 places →

More climate change data for OECD

Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 264,403 kt (2050)
Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 984,128 kt (2050)
Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO 240,219 kt (2050)
Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO 743,908 kt (2050)
Emissions from livestock — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 906.49 kt (2050)
Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 26,568 kt (2050)
Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 41,088 kt (2050)
Emissions from crops — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 1,467 kt (2050)
Emissions from crops — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 842.7 kt (2050)
Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 223,315 kt (2050)

All data for OECD →

Frequently asked questions

What is incineration — emissions in OECD?: Incineration — emissions in OECD was 13,849 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest incineration — emissions recorded in OECD?: The highest recorded value was 13,849 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest incineration — emissions recorded in OECD?: The lowest recorded value was 13,236 kt in 1990.
How does OECD rank for incineration — emissions?: OECD ranks 1st out of 129 countries with data for 2023.
Is incineration — emissions rising or falling in OECD?: Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this OECD data come from?: The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Incineration — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Incineration — Emissions (CO2)
Unit: kt
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 154 places, 5,004 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 13 August 2026

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Pre- and post- agricultural production includes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and related activity data, generated from pre- and post-agriculture production stages of the agri-food 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). The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2) and CO2 equivalent (CO2eq) emissions from the above activities as well as the aggregate fluorinated gases (F-gases) emissions. Estimates are available by country, with global coverage and are updated annually.The FAOSTAT domain disseminates information estimates of CH4, N2O, CO2 emissions, F-gases, their aggregates in CO2eq in units of kilotonnes (kt, or 10^6 kg), and the underlying activity data. CO2eq emissions are computed by using the IPCC Fifth Assessment report global warming potentials, AR5 (IPCC, 2014). Data are available for most countries and territories, for standard FAOSTAT regional aggregations, and for Annex I and non-Annex I country groups.