Waste — Emissions in Eastern Asia

Eastern Asia: Waste — Emissions was 14,357 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
14,357 kt
Change on year
up 2.7%
Rank
2nd
of 44 groups
All-time high
14,357 kt
in 2023
All-time low
3,278 kt
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Waste — Emissions in Eastern Asia, 1961–2023

2.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k12.5k15.0k196119922023

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

Analysis

Eastern Asia recorded 14,357 kt for waste — emissions in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.7% on the previous year and up 35.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, waste — emissions in Eastern Asia peaked at 14,357 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3,278 kt, in 1961.

Eastern Asia ranks 2nd of 44 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 3,605 kt 3,278 kt 3,998 kt 9
1970s 4,380 kt 3,886 kt 4,823 kt 10
1980s 5,110 kt 4,938 kt 5,335 kt 10
1990s 6,014 kt 5,441 kt 6,577 kt 10
2000s 7,706 kt 6,722 kt 8,835 kt 10
2010s 11,143 kt 9,354 kt 12,768 kt 10
2020s 13,766 kt 13,152 kt 14,357 kt 4

Countries ranked near Eastern Asia

  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 Eastern Asia?
Waste — emissions in Eastern Asia was 14,357 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest waste — emissions recorded in Eastern Asia?
The highest recorded value was 14,357 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest waste — emissions recorded in Eastern Asia?
The lowest recorded value was 3,278 kt in 1961.
How does Eastern Asia rank for waste — emissions?
Eastern Asia ranks 2nd out of 44 groups with data for 2023.
Is waste — emissions rising or falling in Eastern Asia?
Over the last ten years it is up 35.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Eastern Asia 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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About this data

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