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

Pre- and post-production — emissions in Asia was 1.76 million 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 1.76 million kt in 2023.

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

The lowest recorded value was 389,470 kt in 1990.

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

Asia ranks 3rd out of 38 groups with data for 2023.

Is pre- and post-production — emissions rising or falling in Asia?

Over the last ten years it is up 18.3%. 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 (CO2). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Pre- and post-production — Emissions in Asia

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

Asia: Pre- and post-production — Emissions was 1.76 million kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

1.76 million kt

Change on year

up 0.4%

Rank

3rd

of 38 groups

All-time high

1.76 million kt

in 2023

All-time low

389,470 kt

in 1990

Years of data

1990–2023

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

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

Analysis

In 2023, pre- and post-production — emissions in Asia stood at 1.76 million kt. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 18.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, pre- and post-production — emissions in Asia peaked at 1.76 million kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 389,470 kt, in 1990.

Asia ranks 3rd 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	507,610 kt	389,470 kt	623,432 kt	10
2000s	988,654 kt	753,476 kt	1.24 million kt	10
2010s	1.49 million kt	1.30 million kt	1.57 million kt	10
2020s	1.70 million kt	1.61 million kt	1.76 million kt	4

Countries ranked near Asia

1 OECD 1.05 million kt compare
2 China 907,045 kt compare
3 China, mainland 868,716 kt compare
4 Russian Federation 171,680 kt compare
5 India 154,467 kt compare
6 Japan 97,784 kt compare

See the full ranking of 281 places →

More climate change data for Asia

Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 2.01 million kt (2050)
Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO 512,601 kt (2050)
Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO 1.49 million kt (2050)
Emissions from livestock — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 1,934 kt (2050)
Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 53,345 kt (2050)
Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 1.12 million kt (2050)
Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 552,825 kt (2050)
Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 567,748 kt (2050)
Emissions from crops — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 2,086 kt (2050)
Emissions from crops — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 20,277 kt (2050)

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Frequently asked questions

What is pre- and post-production — emissions in Asia?: Pre- and post-production — emissions in Asia was 1.76 million 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 1.76 million kt in 2023.
What is the lowest pre- and post-production — emissions recorded in Asia?: The lowest recorded value was 389,470 kt in 1990.
How does Asia rank for pre- and post-production — emissions?: Asia ranks 3rd out of 38 groups with data for 2023.
Is pre- and post-production — emissions rising or falling in Asia?: Over the last ten years it is up 18.3%. 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 (CO2). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Pre- and post-production — Emissions (CO2)
Unit: kt
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 281 places, 9,125 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.