Incineration — Emissions in World

World: Incineration — Emissions was 32,590 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
32,590 kt
Change on year
down 0.1%
Rank
1st
of 25 groups
All-time high
32,926 kt
in 2018
All-time low
30,317 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Incineration — Emissions in World, 1990–2023

010.0k20.0k30.0k1990200620231990: 30.3k kt1991: 30.4k kt1992: 30.5k kt1993: 30.6k kt1994: 30.7k kt1995: 31.0k kt1996: 31.1k kt1997: 31.1k kt1998: 31.1k kt1999: 31.2k kt2000: 31.3k kt2001: 31.3k kt2002: 31.4k kt2003: 31.5k kt2004: 31.7k kt2005: 31.8k kt2006: 32.0k kt2007: 32.1k kt2008: 32.3k kt2009: 32.3k kt2010: 32.5k kt2011: 32.6k kt2012: 32.7k kt2013: 32.7k kt2014: 32.8k kt2015: 32.7k kt2016: 32.8k kt2017: 32.8k kt2018: 32.9k kt2019: 32.9k kt2020: 32.9k kt2021: 32.6k kt2022: 32.6k kt2023: 32.6k kt

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

Analysis

In 2023, incineration — emissions in World stood at 32,590 kt.

The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, incineration — emissions in World peaked at 32,926 kt in 2018 and was at its lowest, 30,317 kt, in 1990.

World ranks 1st of 25 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 30,800 kt 30,317 kt 31,174 kt 10
2000s 31,775 kt 31,282 kt 32,318 kt 10
2010s 32,741 kt 32,466 kt 32,926 kt 10
2020s 32,675 kt 32,590 kt 32,896 kt 4

Countries ranked near World

  1. 1 OECD 13,849 kt compare
  2. 2 China 11,228 kt compare
  3. 3 China, mainland 10,703 kt compare
  4. 4 Japan 3,870 kt compare

See the full ranking of 154 places →

More climate change data for World

All data for World →

Frequently asked questions

What is incineration — emissions in World?
Incineration — emissions in World was 32,590 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest incineration — emissions recorded in World?
The highest recorded value was 32,926 kt in 2018.
What is the lowest incineration — emissions recorded in World?
The lowest recorded value was 30,317 kt in 1990.
How does World rank for incineration — emissions?
World ranks 1st out of 25 groups with data for 2023.
Is incineration — emissions rising or falling in World?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this World 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.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 34 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).

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

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.