Waste — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 in World

World: Waste — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 was 65,452 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
65,452 kt
Change on year
up 1.8%
Rank
1st
of 35 groups
All-time high
65,452 kt
in 2023
All-time low
22,555 kt
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Waste — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 in World, 1961–2023

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for waste — emissions (ch4) — fao tier 1 in World is 65,452 kt, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 21.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, waste — emissions (ch4) — fao tier 1 in World peaked at 65,452 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 22,555 kt, in 1961.

That places World 1st out of 35 groups with data for 2023, putting it 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 26,919 kt 22,555 kt 31,539 kt 9
1970s 34,654 kt 30,948 kt 37,449 kt 10
1980s 40,166 kt 38,048 kt 42,336 kt 10
1990s 44,477 kt 42,684 kt 45,733 kt 10
2000s 47,960 kt 45,791 kt 50,424 kt 10
2010s 55,648 kt 51,110 kt 60,906 kt 10
2020s 63,707 kt 61,876 kt 65,452 kt 4

Countries ranked near World

  1. 1 OECD 16,440 kt compare
  2. 2 China 13,254 kt compare
  3. 3 China, mainland 12,700 kt compare
  4. 4 Russian Federation 4,770 kt compare

See the full ranking of 253 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is waste — emissions (ch4) — fao tier 1 in World?
Waste — emissions (ch4) — fao tier 1 in World was 65,452 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest waste — emissions (ch4) — fao tier 1 recorded in World?
The highest recorded value was 65,452 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest waste — emissions (ch4) — fao tier 1 recorded in World?
The lowest recorded value was 22,555 kt in 1961.
How does World rank for waste — emissions (ch4) — fao tier 1?
World ranks 1st out of 35 groups with data for 2023.
Is waste — emissions (ch4) — fao tier 1 rising or falling in World?
Over the last ten years it is up 21.8%. 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 Waste — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Waste — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1
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
Last refreshed

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