What is pre- and post-production — emissions in World?

Pre- and post-production — emissions in World was 48,650 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 48,650 kt in 2023.

What is the lowest pre- and post-production — emissions recorded in World?

The lowest recorded value was 35,998 kt in 1990.

How does World rank for pre- and post-production — emissions?

World ranks 1st out of 38 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.

Pre- and post-production — Emissions in World

Name: Pre- and post-production — Emissions in World
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)

World: Pre- and post-production — Emissions was 48,650 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

48,650 kt

Change on year

up 0.3%

Rank

1st

of 38 groups

All-time high

48,650 kt

in 2023

All-time low

35,998 kt

in 1990

Years of data

1990–2023

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

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

Analysis

World recorded 48,650 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 1.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, pre- and post-production — emissions in World peaked at 48,650 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 35,998 kt, in 1990.

World ranks 1st of 38 groups 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

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1990s	39,405 kt	35,998 kt	42,189 kt	10
2000s	44,515 kt	43,140 kt	46,333 kt	10
2010s	47,641 kt	46,672 kt	48,098 kt	10
2020s	48,418 kt	48,233 kt	48,650 kt	4

Countries ranked near World

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

See the full ranking of 282 places →

More climate change data for World

Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 4.94 million kt (2050)
Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO 1.27 million kt (2050)
Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO 3.67 million kt (2050)
Emissions from livestock — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 4,791 kt (2050)
Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 130,918 kt (2050)
Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 1.64 million kt (2050)
Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 957,726 kt (2050)
Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 685,096 kt (2050)
Emissions from crops — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 3,614 kt (2050)
Emissions from crops — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 24,468 kt (2050)

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Frequently asked questions

What is pre- and post-production — emissions in World?: Pre- and post-production — emissions in World was 48,650 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 48,650 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest pre- and post-production — emissions recorded in World?: The lowest recorded value was 35,998 kt in 1990.
How does World rank for pre- and post-production — emissions?: World ranks 1st out of 38 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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About this data

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: 282 places, 9,234 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 13 August 2026

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.