Waste — Emissions in Annex I countries

Annex I countries: Waste — Emissions was 18,876 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
18,876 kt
Change on year
up 1.0%
Rank
3rd
of 12 groups
All-time high
23,729 kt
in 1989
All-time low
13,884 kt
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Waste — Emissions in Annex I countries, 1961–2023

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

Analysis

Annex I countries recorded 18,876 kt for waste — emissions in 2023.

That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 10.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, waste — emissions in Annex I countries peaked at 23,729 kt in 1989 and was at its lowest, 13,884 kt, in 1961.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 17,522 kt 13,884 kt 21,344 kt 9
1970s 22,251 kt 20,607 kt 23,134 kt 10
1980s 23,510 kt 23,239 kt 23,729 kt 10
1990s 22,526 kt 21,035 kt 23,710 kt 10
2000s 19,218 kt 18,384 kt 20,913 kt 10
2010s 17,496 kt 16,929 kt 18,311 kt 10
2020s 18,599 kt 18,301 kt 18,876 kt 4

Countries ranked near Annex I countries

  1. 1 OECD 16,440 kt compare
  2. 2 China (People’s Republic of) 13,254 kt compare
  3. 3 China, mainland 12,700 kt compare
  4. 4 Russian Federation 4,770 kt compare
  5. 5 Brazil 4,450 kt compare
  6. 5 India 4,450 kt compare

See the full ranking of 253 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is waste — emissions in Annex I countries?
Waste — emissions in Annex I countries was 18,876 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest waste — emissions recorded in Annex I countries?
The highest recorded value was 23,729 kt in 1989.
What is the lowest waste — emissions recorded in Annex I countries?
The lowest recorded value was 13,884 kt in 1961.
How does Annex I countries rank for waste — emissions?
Annex I countries ranks 3rd out of 12 groups with data for 2023.
Is waste — emissions rising or falling in Annex I countries?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Annex I countries data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Waste — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Waste — Emissions (CH4)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
253 places, 14,574 data points, 1961–2023
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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