Waste — Emissions in Northern Europe
Northern Europe: Waste — Emissions was 754.25 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling
Waste — Emissions in Northern Europe, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Northern Europe recorded 754.25 kt for waste — emissions in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.6% on the previous year and down 16.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste — emissions in Northern Europe peaked at 3,085 kt in 1995 and was at its lowest, 754.25 kt, in 2023.
That places Northern Europe 27th out of 32 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Waste — Emissions in Northern Europe, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,725 kt | — |
| 1962 | 1,824 kt | +5.7% |
| 1963 | 1,924 kt | +5.5% |
| 1964 | 2,025 kt | +5.2% |
| 1965 | 2,128 kt | +5.1% |
| 1966 | 2,230 kt | +4.8% |
| 1967 | 2,335 kt | +4.7% |
| 1968 | 2,441 kt | +4.5% |
| 1969 | 2,548 kt | +4.4% |
| 1970 | 2,526 kt | -0.8% |
| 1971 | 2,534 kt | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 2,539 kt | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 2,547 kt | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 2,551 kt | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 2,545 kt | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 2,548 kt | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 2,545 kt | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 2,541 kt | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 2,551 kt | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 2,554 kt | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 2,553 kt | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 2,537 kt | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 2,543 kt | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 2,552 kt | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 2,550 kt | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 2,551 kt | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 2,556 kt | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 2,559 kt | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 2,560 kt | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 2,833 kt | +10.6% |
| 1991 | 2,882 kt | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 2,958 kt | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 2,987 kt | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 3,031 kt | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 3,085 kt | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 3,025 kt | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 3,010 kt | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 2,763 kt | -8.2% |
| 1999 | 2,620 kt | -5.2% |
| 2000 | 2,506 kt | -4.4% |
| 2001 | 2,502 kt | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 2,388 kt | -4.6% |
| 2003 | 2,258 kt | -5.4% |
| 2004 | 2,111 kt | -6.5% |
| 2005 | 1,868 kt | -11.5% |
| 2006 | 1,746 kt | -6.5% |
| 2007 | 1,576 kt | -9.7% |
| 2008 | 1,400 kt | -11.2% |
| 2009 | 1,291 kt | -7.8% |
| 2010 | 1,135 kt | -12.1% |
| 2011 | 1,071 kt | -5.6% |
| 2012 | 960.72 kt | -10.3% |
| 2013 | 906.6 kt | -5.6% |
| 2014 | 859.1 kt | -5.2% |
| 2015 | 862.69 kt | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 856.43 kt | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 876.3 kt | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 889.6 kt | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 873.3 kt | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 818.94 kt | -6.2% |
| 2021 | 814.49 kt | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 782.23 kt | -4.0% |
| 2023 | 754.25 kt | -3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,131 kt | 1,725 kt | 2,548 kt | 9 |
| 1970s | 2,543 kt | 2,526 kt | 2,551 kt | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,551 kt | 2,537 kt | 2,560 kt | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,919 kt | 2,620 kt | 3,085 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,964 kt | 1,291 kt | 2,506 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 929 kt | 856.43 kt | 1,135 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 792.48 kt | 754.25 kt | 818.94 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Northern Europe
More climate change data for Northern Europe
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 81,778 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 17,871 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 63,907 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 67.44 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 2,282 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 15,260 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 15,142 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 118.83 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 57.14 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 4.24 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is waste — emissions in Northern Europe?
- Waste — emissions in Northern Europe was 754.25 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest waste — emissions recorded in Northern Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 3,085 kt in 1995.
- What is the lowest waste — emissions recorded in Northern Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 754.25 kt in 2023.
- How does Northern Europe rank for waste — emissions?
- Northern Europe ranks 27th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
- Is waste — emissions rising or falling in Northern Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Northern Europe 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 63 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).
About this data
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