Pre- and post-production — Emissions in World

World: Pre- and post-production — Emissions was 609.96 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
609.96 kt
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
1st
of 12 groups
All-time high
609.96 kt
in 2023
All-time low
264.91 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

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

02004006001990200620231990: 264.9 kt1991: 272 kt1992: 328.3 kt1993: 330.6 kt1994: 340.7 kt1995: 353.6 kt1996: 366.7 kt1997: 371.3 kt1998: 382.4 kt1999: 394.4 kt2000: 398.1 kt2001: 405 kt2002: 428.1 kt2003: 443.9 kt2004: 445.2 kt2005: 447.1 kt2006: 462.1 kt2007: 470.8 kt2008: 475.7 kt2009: 485 kt2010: 505.5 kt2011: 525 kt2012: 529.4 kt2013: 532.9 kt2014: 561.6 kt2015: 551.1 kt2016: 561.6 kt2017: 555.4 kt2018: 552.7 kt2019: 559.4 kt2020: 582.1 kt2021: 601.7 kt2022: 608 kt2023: 610 kt

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for pre- and post-production — emissions in World is 609.96 kt, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 14.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, pre- and post-production — emissions in World peaked at 609.96 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 264.91 kt, in 1990.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 340.49 kt 264.91 kt 394.41 kt 10
2000s 446.1 kt 398.06 kt 485.04 kt 10
2010s 543.45 kt 505.46 kt 561.65 kt 10
2020s 600.42 kt 582.07 kt 609.96 kt 4

Countries ranked near World

  1. 1 China (People’s Republic of) 181.38 kt compare
  2. 2 China, mainland 179.16 kt compare
  3. 3 OECD 165.38 kt compare
  4. 4 Russian Federation 62.88 kt compare

See the full ranking of 271 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 609.96 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 609.96 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest pre- and post-production — emissions recorded in World?
The lowest recorded value was 264.91 kt in 1990.
How does World rank for pre- and post-production — emissions?
World ranks 1st out of 12 groups with data for 2023.
Is pre- and post-production — emissions rising or falling in World?
Over the last ten years it is up 14.5%. 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 (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Pre- and post-production — Emissions (N2O)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
271 places, 8,962 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