Pre- and post-production — Emissions in Asia

Asia: Pre- and post-production — Emissions was 27,495 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
27,495 kt
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
1st
of 47 regions
All-time high
27,495 kt
in 2023
All-time low
19,727 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Pre- and post-production — Emissions in Asia, 1990–2023

010.0k20.0k30.0k1990200620231990: 19.7k kt1991: 20.2k kt1992: 20.8k kt1993: 21.2k kt1994: 21.6k kt1995: 22.0k kt1996: 22.3k kt1997: 22.6k kt1998: 22.8k kt1999: 23.0k kt2000: 23.4k kt2001: 23.7k kt2002: 23.9k kt2003: 24.2k kt2004: 24.4k kt2005: 24.6k kt2006: 24.9k kt2007: 25.1k kt2008: 25.5k kt2009: 25.6k kt2010: 25.8k kt2011: 26.2k kt2012: 26.4k kt2013: 26.8k kt2014: 26.7k kt2015: 26.7k kt2016: 26.9k kt2017: 27.0k kt2018: 27.1k kt2019: 27.2k kt2020: 27.2k kt2021: 27.3k kt2022: 27.4k kt2023: 27.5k kt

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

Analysis

Asia recorded 27,495 kt for pre- and post-production — emissions in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, pre- and post-production — emissions in Asia peaked at 27,495 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 19,727 kt, in 1990.

Asia ranks 1st of 47 regions on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 21,616 kt 19,727 kt 23,028 kt 10
2000s 24,530 kt 23,420 kt 25,584 kt 10
2010s 26,667 kt 25,846 kt 27,162 kt 10
2020s 27,356 kt 27,249 kt 27,495 kt 4

Countries ranked near Asia

  1. 1 China 10,702 kt compare
  2. 2 China, mainland 10,573 kt compare
  3. 3 OECD 9,648 kt compare
  4. 4 India 5,780 kt compare

See the full ranking of 275 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is pre- and post-production — emissions in Asia?
Pre- and post-production — emissions in Asia was 27,495 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest pre- and post-production — emissions recorded in Asia?
The highest recorded value was 27,495 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest pre- and post-production — emissions recorded in Asia?
The lowest recorded value was 19,727 kt in 1990.
How does Asia rank for pre- and post-production — emissions?
Asia ranks 1st out of 47 regions with data for 2023.
Is pre- and post-production — emissions rising or falling in Asia?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Asia data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Pre- and post-production — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Pre- and post-production — Emissions (CH4)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
275 places, 9,102 data points, 1990–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood 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). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf