Waste — Emissions (CO2) — FAO TIER 1 in OECD

OECD: Waste — Emissions (CO2) — FAO TIER 1 was 13,203 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
13,203 kt
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
1st
of 158 countries
All-time high
14,258 kt
in 2013
All-time low
0 kt
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Waste — Emissions (CO2) — FAO TIER 1 in OECD, 1961–2023

05.0k10.0k15.0k196119922023

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

Analysis

In 2023, waste — emissions (co2) — fao tier 1 in OECD stood at 13,203 kt.

The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 7.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, waste — emissions (co2) — fao tier 1 in OECD peaked at 14,258 kt in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0 kt, in 1961.

OECD ranks 1st of 158 countries 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 0 kt 0 kt 0 kt 9
1970s 7,776 kt 6,959 kt 8,531 kt 10
1980s 9,222 kt 8,700 kt 9,686 kt 10
1990s 11,243 kt 9,711 kt 12,987 kt 10
2000s 13,145 kt 12,399 kt 14,128 kt 10
2010s 12,965 kt 11,944 kt 14,258 kt 10
2020s 13,152 kt 13,126 kt 13,203 kt 4

Countries ranked near OECD

  1. 2 Spain 4,180 kt compare
  2. 3 China 3,693 kt compare
  3. 4 China, mainland 3,640 kt compare

See the full ranking of 192 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is waste — emissions (co2) — fao tier 1 in OECD?
Waste — emissions (co2) — fao tier 1 in OECD was 13,203 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest waste — emissions (co2) — fao tier 1 recorded in OECD?
The highest recorded value was 14,258 kt in 2013.
What is the lowest waste — emissions (co2) — fao tier 1 recorded in OECD?
The lowest recorded value was 0 kt in 1961.
How does OECD rank for waste — emissions (co2) — fao tier 1?
OECD ranks 1st out of 158 countries with data for 2023.
Is waste — emissions (co2) — fao tier 1 rising or falling in OECD?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this OECD data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Waste — Emissions (CO2) — FAO TIER 1. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Waste — Emissions (CO2) — FAO TIER 1
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
192 places, 11,013 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