Waste — Emissions in Western Europe
Western Europe: Waste — Emissions was 1,268 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling
Waste — Emissions in Western Europe, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Western Europe recorded 1,268 kt for waste — emissions in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.2% on the previous year and down 25.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste — emissions in Western Europe peaked at 3,432 kt in 1993 and was at its lowest, 1,268 kt, in 2023.
That places Western Europe 25th 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 Western Europe, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2,090 kt | — |
| 1962 | 2,225 kt | +6.5% |
| 1963 | 2,364 kt | +6.2% |
| 1964 | 2,505 kt | +6.0% |
| 1965 | 2,648 kt | +5.7% |
| 1966 | 2,793 kt | +5.5% |
| 1967 | 2,943 kt | +5.3% |
| 1968 | 3,093 kt | +5.1% |
| 1969 | 3,244 kt | +4.9% |
| 1970 | 3,200 kt | -1.4% |
| 1971 | 3,234 kt | +1.1% |
| 1972 | 3,253 kt | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 3,261 kt | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 3,264 kt | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 3,265 kt | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 3,296 kt | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 3,301 kt | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 3,316 kt | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 3,331 kt | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 3,332 kt | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 3,345 kt | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 3,314 kt | -0.9% |
| 1983 | 3,317 kt | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 3,310 kt | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 3,308 kt | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 3,309 kt | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 3,303 kt | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 3,305 kt | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 3,297 kt | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 3,294 kt | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 3,390 kt | +2.9% |
| 1992 | 3,430 kt | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 3,432 kt | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 3,387 kt | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 3,321 kt | -2.0% |
| 1996 | 3,253 kt | -2.1% |
| 1997 | 3,118 kt | -4.1% |
| 1998 | 3,020 kt | -3.1% |
| 1999 | 2,910 kt | -3.6% |
| 2000 | 2,818 kt | -3.2% |
| 2001 | 2,708 kt | -3.9% |
| 2002 | 2,636 kt | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 2,569 kt | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 2,462 kt | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 2,321 kt | -5.7% |
| 2006 | 2,226 kt | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 2,134 kt | -4.1% |
| 2008 | 2,067 kt | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 1,968 kt | -4.8% |
| 2010 | 1,903 kt | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 1,838 kt | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 1,763 kt | -4.1% |
| 2013 | 1,711 kt | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 1,652 kt | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 1,549 kt | -6.2% |
| 2016 | 1,558 kt | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 1,585 kt | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 1,581 kt | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 1,494 kt | -5.5% |
| 2020 | 1,401 kt | -6.2% |
| 2021 | 1,367 kt | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 1,323 kt | -3.2% |
| 2023 | 1,268 kt | -4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,656 kt | 2,090 kt | 3,244 kt | 9 |
| 1970s | 3,272 kt | 3,200 kt | 3,331 kt | 10 |
| 1980s | 3,314 kt | 3,297 kt | 3,345 kt | 10 |
| 1990s | 3,256 kt | 2,910 kt | 3,432 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,391 kt | 1,968 kt | 2,818 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,663 kt | 1,494 kt | 1,903 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,340 kt | 1,268 kt | 1,401 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Western Europe
More climate change data for Western Europe
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 136,034 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 28,488 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 107,546 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 107.5 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 3,841 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 33,397 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 32,700 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 697.27 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 123.4 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 24.9 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is waste — emissions in Western Europe?
- Waste — emissions in Western Europe was 1,268 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest waste — emissions recorded in Western Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 3,432 kt in 1993.
- What is the lowest waste — emissions recorded in Western Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,268 kt in 2023.
- How does Western Europe rank for waste — emissions?
- Western Europe ranks 25th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
- Is waste — emissions rising or falling in Western Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Western 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.
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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