Industrial Wastewater — Emissions in European Union (27)

European Union (27): Industrial Wastewater — Emissions was 3.23 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
3.23 kt
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
7th
of 31 groups
All-time high
3.4 kt
in 2004
All-time low
2.43 kt
in 1995
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Industrial Wastewater — Emissions in European Union (27), 1990–2023

01231990200620231990: 2.6 kt1991: 2.6 kt1992: 2.7 kt1993: 2.7 kt1994: 2.7 kt1995: 2.4 kt1996: 2.6 kt1997: 2.6 kt1998: 2.6 kt1999: 2.5 kt2000: 2.7 kt2001: 2.7 kt2002: 2.7 kt2003: 3.2 kt2004: 3.4 kt2005: 3 kt2006: 2.7 kt2007: 2.8 kt2008: 2.8 kt2009: 3 kt2010: 3 kt2011: 3 kt2012: 3 kt2013: 3 kt2014: 2.8 kt2015: 2.7 kt2016: 3.1 kt2017: 3.1 kt2018: 3.1 kt2019: 3.1 kt2020: 3.1 kt2021: 3.2 kt2022: 3.2 kt2023: 3.2 kt

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

Analysis

European Union (27) recorded 3.23 kt for industrial wastewater — emissions in 2023.

That represents a change of up 6.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, industrial wastewater — emissions in European Union (27) peaked at 3.4 kt in 2004 and was at its lowest, 2.43 kt, in 1995.

European Union (27) ranks 7th of 31 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Industrial Wastewater — Emissions in European Union (27), year by year

Annual values for Industrial Wastewater — Emissions (N2O) in European Union (27), 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 2.6 kt
1991 2.63 kt +1.2%
1992 2.7 kt +2.5%
1993 2.73 kt +1.3%
1994 2.73 kt -0.1%
1995 2.43 kt -11.1%
1996 2.55 kt +5.1%
1997 2.59 kt +1.7%
1998 2.57 kt -0.9%
1999 2.52 kt -1.8%
2000 2.75 kt +8.9%
2001 2.69 kt -2.1%
2002 2.75 kt +2.2%
2003 3.24 kt +17.8%
2004 3.4 kt +5.1%
2005 3.02 kt -11.3%
2006 2.75 kt -9.0%
2007 2.79 kt +1.7%
2008 2.78 kt -0.5%
2009 3 kt +7.9%
2010 3.05 kt +1.6%
2011 3.04 kt -0.2%
2012 2.99 kt -1.7%
2013 3.03 kt +1.1%
2014 2.77 kt -8.6%
2015 2.74 kt -0.9%
2016 3.1 kt +12.9%
2017 3.09 kt -0.3%
2018 3.08 kt -0.1%
2019 3.08 kt +0.0%
2020 3.08 kt +0.0%
2021 3.23 kt +4.7%
2022 3.23 kt +0.0%
2023 3.23 kt +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2.61 kt 2.43 kt 2.73 kt 10
2000s 2.92 kt 2.69 kt 3.4 kt 10
2010s 3 kt 2.74 kt 3.1 kt 10
2020s 3.19 kt 3.08 kt 3.23 kt 4

Countries ranked near European Union (27)

  1. 4 Russian Federation 1.24 kt compare
  2. 5 Brazil 0.85 kt compare
  3. 6 Germany 0.5688 kt compare
  4. 7 Mexico 0.5546 kt compare
  5. 8 India 0.5252 kt compare
  6. 9 Italy 0.4862 kt compare
  7. 10 Japan 0.4339 kt compare

See the full ranking of 255 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is industrial wastewater — emissions in European Union (27)?
Industrial wastewater — emissions in European Union (27) was 3.23 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest industrial wastewater — emissions recorded in European Union (27)?
The highest recorded value was 3.4 kt in 2004.
What is the lowest industrial wastewater — emissions recorded in European Union (27)?
The lowest recorded value was 2.43 kt in 1995.
How does European Union (27) rank for industrial wastewater — emissions?
European Union (27) ranks 7th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
Is industrial wastewater — emissions rising or falling in European Union (27)?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this European Union (27) data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Industrial Wastewater — Emissions (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Industrial Wastewater — Emissions (N2O)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
255 places, 8,458 data points, 1990–2023
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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.