Industrial Wastewater — Emissions in OECD
OECD: Industrial Wastewater — Emissions was 2,045 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling
Industrial Wastewater — Emissions in OECD, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
In 2023, industrial wastewater — emissions in OECD stood at 2,045 kt.
That represents a change of down 20.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, industrial wastewater — emissions in OECD peaked at 3,014 kt in 2001 and was at its lowest, 1,792 kt, in 1997.
That places OECD 1st out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Industrial Wastewater — Emissions in OECD, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2,391 kt | — |
| 1991 | 2,395 kt | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 2,414 kt | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 2,430 kt | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 2,155 kt | -11.3% |
| 1995 | 2,232 kt | +3.6% |
| 1996 | 2,254 kt | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 1,792 kt | -20.5% |
| 1998 | 2,683 kt | +49.7% |
| 1999 | 2,569 kt | -4.3% |
| 2000 | 2,959 kt | +15.2% |
| 2001 | 3,014 kt | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 2,408 kt | -20.1% |
| 2003 | 2,703 kt | +12.3% |
| 2004 | 2,491 kt | -7.8% |
| 2005 | 2,562 kt | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 2,593 kt | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 2,710 kt | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 2,426 kt | -10.5% |
| 2009 | 2,481 kt | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 2,366 kt | -4.6% |
| 2011 | 2,372 kt | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 2,376 kt | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 2,577 kt | +8.4% |
| 2014 | 2,481 kt | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 2,527 kt | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 2,053 kt | -18.8% |
| 2017 | 2,046 kt | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 2,049 kt | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 2,049 kt | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2,049 kt | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2,045 kt | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 2,045 kt | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 2,045 kt | +0.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Industrial Wastewater — Emissions in OECD changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +49.7% | 1,792 kt | 2,683 kt |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,332 kt | 1,792 kt | 2,683 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,635 kt | 2,408 kt | 3,014 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,289 kt | 2,046 kt | 2,577 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,046 kt | 2,045 kt | 2,049 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near OECD
More climate change data for OECD
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 264,403 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 984,128 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 240,219 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 743,908 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 906.49 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 26,568 kt (2050)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 29.42 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 223,315 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 1,467 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 842.7 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is industrial wastewater — emissions in OECD?
- Industrial wastewater — emissions in OECD was 2,045 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest industrial wastewater — emissions recorded in OECD?
- The highest recorded value was 3,014 kt in 2001.
- What is the lowest industrial wastewater — emissions recorded in OECD?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,792 kt in 1997.
- How does OECD rank for industrial wastewater — emissions?
- OECD ranks 1st out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is industrial wastewater — emissions rising or falling in OECD?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this OECD 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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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.