Industrial Wastewater — Emissions in Europe
Europe: Industrial Wastewater — Emissions was 785.47 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling
Industrial Wastewater — Emissions in Europe, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
In 2023, industrial wastewater — emissions in Europe stood at 785.47 kt.
The figure is down 45.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, industrial wastewater — emissions in Europe peaked at 2,425 kt in 2001 and was at its lowest, 784.58 kt, in 2017.
Europe ranks 6th of 36 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,857 kt | 1,230 kt | 2,155 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,916 kt | 1,366 kt | 2,425 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,128 kt | 784.58 kt | 1,442 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 785.54 kt | 785.47 kt | 785.73 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Europe
- 3 Brazil 547.2 kt compare
- 4 China 322.71 kt compare
- 5 China, mainland 316.43 kt compare
- 6 Türkiye 272.52 kt compare
- 7 Poland 225.78 kt compare
- 8 Republic of Korea 180.34 kt compare
- 9 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 82.88 kt compare
More climate change data for Europe
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 471,113 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO 102,735 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO 368,378 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 387.68 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 13,156 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 121,153 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 110,533 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 10,621 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 417.1 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 379.31 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is industrial wastewater — emissions in Europe?
- Industrial wastewater — emissions in Europe was 785.47 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest industrial wastewater — emissions recorded in Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 2,425 kt in 2001.
- What is the lowest industrial wastewater — emissions recorded in Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 784.58 kt in 2017.
- How does Europe rank for industrial wastewater — emissions?
- Europe ranks 6th out of 36 groups with data for 2023.
- Is industrial wastewater — emissions rising or falling in Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Europe data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Industrial Wastewater — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.