Pre- and post-production — Emissions in World

World: Pre- and post-production — Emissions was 48,614 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
48,614 kt
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
1st
of 33 groups
All-time high
48,614 kt
in 2023
All-time low
35,974 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

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

010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k50.0k1990200620231990: 36.0k kt1991: 36.9k kt1992: 38.0k kt1993: 38.7k kt1994: 39.1k kt1995: 39.9k kt1996: 40.5k kt1997: 40.6k kt1998: 41.9k kt1999: 42.2k kt2000: 43.1k kt2001: 43.6k kt2002: 43.2k kt2003: 43.8k kt2004: 44.0k kt2005: 44.5k kt2006: 44.9k kt2007: 45.5k kt2008: 46.0k kt2009: 46.3k kt2010: 46.6k kt2011: 47.3k kt2012: 47.5k kt2013: 47.9k kt2014: 47.7k kt2015: 47.8k kt2016: 47.5k kt2017: 47.7k kt2018: 47.9k kt2019: 48.1k kt2020: 48.2k kt2021: 48.3k kt2022: 48.5k kt2023: 48.6k kt

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

Analysis

World recorded 48,614 kt for pre- and post-production — emissions in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, pre- and post-production — emissions in World peaked at 48,614 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 35,974 kt, in 1990.

World ranks 1st of 33 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Pre- and post-production — Emissions in World, year by year

Annual values for Pre- and post-production — Emissions (CH4) in World, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 35,974 kt —
1991 36,886 kt +2.5%
1992 37,978 kt +3.0%
1993 38,738 kt +2.0%
1994 39,087 kt +0.9%
1995 39,911 kt +2.1%
1996 40,534 kt +1.6%
1997 40,619 kt +0.2%
1998 41,890 kt +3.1%
1999 42,159 kt +0.6%
2000 43,109 kt +2.3%
2001 43,600 kt +1.1%
2002 43,150 kt -1.0%
2003 43,801 kt +1.5%
2004 43,977 kt +0.4%
2005 44,459 kt +1.1%
2006 44,926 kt +1.1%
2007 45,493 kt +1.3%
2008 46,001 kt +1.1%
2009 46,299 kt +0.6%
2010 46,637 kt +0.7%
2011 47,251 kt +1.3%
2012 47,540 kt +0.6%
2013 47,909 kt +0.8%
2014 47,736 kt -0.4%
2015 47,784 kt +0.1%
2016 47,522 kt -0.5%
2017 47,704 kt +0.4%
2018 47,896 kt +0.4%
2019 48,059 kt +0.3%
2020 48,198 kt +0.3%
2021 48,268 kt +0.1%
2022 48,450 kt +0.4%
2023 48,614 kt +0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 39,378 kt 35,974 kt 42,159 kt 10
2000s 44,482 kt 43,109 kt 46,299 kt 10
2010s 47,604 kt 46,637 kt 48,059 kt 10
2020s 48,383 kt 48,198 kt 48,614 kt 4

Countries ranked near World

  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 290 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is pre- and post-production — emissions in World?
Pre- and post-production — emissions in World was 48,614 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest pre- and post-production — emissions recorded in World?
The highest recorded value was 48,614 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest pre- and post-production — emissions recorded in World?
The lowest recorded value was 35,974 kt in 1990.
How does World rank for pre- and post-production — emissions?
World ranks 1st out of 33 groups with data for 2023.
Is pre- and post-production — emissions rising or falling in World?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. 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 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
290 places, 9,600 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