Industrial Wastewater — Emissions in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)

Least Developed Countries (LDCs): Industrial Wastewater — Emissions was 0.4867 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.4867 kt
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
4th
of 21 groups
All-time high
0.643 kt
in 2011
All-time low
0.4478 kt
in 1995
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Industrial Wastewater — Emissions in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 1990–2023

00.20.40.61990200620231990: 0.506 kt1991: 0.511 kt1992: 0.514 kt1993: 0.493 kt1994: 0.498 kt1995: 0.448 kt1996: 0.464 kt1997: 0.481 kt1998: 0.491 kt1999: 0.497 kt2000: 0.516 kt2001: 0.536 kt2002: 0.511 kt2003: 0.591 kt2004: 0.534 kt2005: 0.573 kt2006: 0.58 kt2007: 0.506 kt2008: 0.54 kt2009: 0.565 kt2010: 0.598 kt2011: 0.643 kt2012: 0.58 kt2013: 0.636 kt2014: 0.562 kt2015: 0.541 kt2016: 0.505 kt2017: 0.509 kt2018: 0.516 kt2019: 0.516 kt2020: 0.516 kt2021: 0.487 kt2022: 0.487 kt2023: 0.487 kt

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

Analysis

Least Developed Countries (LDCs) recorded 0.4867 kt for industrial wastewater — emissions in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 23.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, industrial wastewater — emissions in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) peaked at 0.643 kt in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.4478 kt, in 1995.

Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 4th of 21 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 Least Developed Countries (LDCs), year by year

Annual values for Industrial Wastewater — Emissions (N2O) in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 0.5057 kt —
1991 0.5114 kt +1.1%
1992 0.5143 kt +0.6%
1993 0.4932 kt -4.1%
1994 0.4984 kt +1.1%
1995 0.4478 kt -10.2%
1996 0.4644 kt +3.7%
1997 0.4812 kt +3.6%
1998 0.4912 kt +2.1%
1999 0.4975 kt +1.3%
2000 0.5161 kt +3.7%
2001 0.5359 kt +3.8%
2002 0.5108 kt -4.7%
2003 0.5907 kt +15.6%
2004 0.5338 kt -9.6%
2005 0.5729 kt +7.3%
2006 0.5803 kt +1.3%
2007 0.506 kt -12.8%
2008 0.5397 kt +6.7%
2009 0.5652 kt +4.7%
2010 0.5976 kt +5.7%
2011 0.643 kt +7.6%
2012 0.5798 kt -9.8%
2013 0.6356 kt +9.6%
2014 0.5616 kt -11.6%
2015 0.5405 kt -3.7%
2016 0.5052 kt -6.5%
2017 0.5088 kt +0.7%
2018 0.5163 kt +1.5%
2019 0.5163 kt +0.0%
2020 0.5163 kt +0.0%
2021 0.4867 kt -5.7%
2022 0.4867 kt +0.0%
2023 0.4867 kt +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.4905 kt 0.4478 kt 0.5143 kt 10
2000s 0.5451 kt 0.506 kt 0.5907 kt 10
2010s 0.5605 kt 0.5052 kt 0.643 kt 10
2020s 0.4941 kt 0.4867 kt 0.5163 kt 4

Countries ranked near Least Developed Countries (LDCs)

  1. 1 OECD 7.52 kt compare
  2. 2 China 4.13 kt compare
  3. 2 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 1.6 kt compare
  4. 3 China, mainland 4.11 kt compare
  5. 3 Türkiye 0.6348 kt compare
  6. 4 Russian Federation 1.24 kt compare
  7. 5 Brazil 0.85 kt compare
  8. 5 Viet Nam 0.3409 kt compare
  9. 6 Germany 0.5688 kt compare
  10. 7 Mexico 0.5546 kt compare
  11. 7 Syrian Arab Republic 0.0962 kt compare

See the full ranking of 255 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is industrial wastewater — emissions in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
Industrial wastewater — emissions in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) was 0.4867 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest industrial wastewater — emissions recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
The highest recorded value was 0.643 kt in 2011.
What is the lowest industrial wastewater — emissions recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4478 kt in 1995.
How does Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank for industrial wastewater — emissions?
Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 4th out of 21 groups with data for 2023.
Is industrial wastewater — emissions rising or falling in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
Over the last ten years it is down 23.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 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.