Industrial Wastewater — Emissions (CH4) in World
World: Industrial Wastewater — Emissions (CH4) was 3,730 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Industrial Wastewater — Emissions in World, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
World recorded 3,730 kt for industrial wastewater — emissions in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 22.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, industrial wastewater — emissions in World peaked at 4,828 kt in 2013 and was at its lowest, 3,306 kt, in 1997.
That places World 1st out of 32 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.
Industrial Wastewater — Emissions (CH4) in World, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3,671 kt | — |
| 1991 | 3,702 kt | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 3,646 kt | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 3,643 kt | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 3,390 kt | -6.9% |
| 1995 | 3,612 kt | +6.5% |
| 1996 | 3,694 kt | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 3,306 kt | -10.5% |
| 1998 | 4,197 kt | +26.9% |
| 1999 | 4,105 kt | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 4,519 kt | +10.1% |
| 2001 | 4,626 kt | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 3,866 kt | -16.4% |
| 2003 | 4,181 kt | +8.1% |
| 2004 | 3,965 kt | -5.2% |
| 2005 | 4,083 kt | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 4,184 kt | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 4,371 kt | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 4,495 kt | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 4,494 kt | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 4,492 kt | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 4,769 kt | +6.2% |
| 2012 | 4,746 kt | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 4,828 kt | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 4,411 kt | -8.6% |
| 2015 | 4,267 kt | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 3,791 kt | -11.2% |
| 2017 | 3,789 kt | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 3,798 kt | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 3,798 kt | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 3,798 kt | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 3,730 kt | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 3,730 kt | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 3,730 kt | +0.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Industrial Wastewater — Emissions (CH4) in World 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 | +26.9% | 3,306 kt | 4,197 kt |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,697 kt | 3,306 kt | 4,197 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,278 kt | 3,866 kt | 4,626 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,269 kt | 3,789 kt | 4,828 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,747 kt | 3,730 kt | 3,798 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near World
More climate change data for World
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 135.91 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 4.94 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1.27 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3.67 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 4,791 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 130,918 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1.64 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 957,726 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 685,096 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 3,614 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is industrial wastewater — emissions in World?
- Industrial wastewater — emissions in World was 3,730 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest industrial wastewater — emissions recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 4,828 kt in 2013.
- What is the lowest industrial wastewater — emissions recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,306 kt in 1997.
- How does World rank for industrial wastewater — emissions?
- World ranks 1st out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
- Is industrial wastewater — emissions rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.7%. 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 Industrial Wastewater — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain Emissions from Pre- and Post-Agricultural Production provides estimates of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and related activity data associated with pre- and post-production stages of agrifood systems. The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2), fluorinated gases (F-gases) and their aggregates expressed in carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2eq). Estimates are computed following Tier 1 methods of the IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014) and are disseminated annually.