Waste — Emissions in Western Europe
Western Europe: Waste — Emissions was 2,374 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Waste — Emissions in Western Europe, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
In 2023, waste — emissions in Western Europe stood at 2,374 kt.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste — emissions in Western Europe peaked at 2,669 kt in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0 kt, in 1961.
That places Western Europe 8th out of 32 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Waste — Emissions in Western Europe, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 kt | — |
| 1962 | 0 kt | — |
| 1963 | 0 kt | — |
| 1964 | 0 kt | — |
| 1965 | 0 kt | — |
| 1966 | 0 kt | — |
| 1967 | 0 kt | — |
| 1968 | 0 kt | — |
| 1969 | 0 kt | — |
| 1970 | 1,539 kt | — |
| 1971 | 1,563 kt | +1.6% |
| 1972 | 1,598 kt | +2.2% |
| 1973 | 1,621 kt | +1.5% |
| 1974 | 1,646 kt | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 1,670 kt | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 1,684 kt | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 1,697 kt | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 1,712 kt | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 1,725 kt | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 1,740 kt | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 1,753 kt | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 1,768 kt | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 1,792 kt | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 1,807 kt | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 1,821 kt | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 1,835 kt | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 1,858 kt | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 1,872 kt | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 1,887 kt | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 1,902 kt | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 1,947 kt | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 2,021 kt | +3.8% |
| 1993 | 2,019 kt | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 2,085 kt | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 2,070 kt | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 2,081 kt | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 1,987 kt | -4.5% |
| 1998 | 2,020 kt | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 2,064 kt | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 2,137 kt | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 2,200 kt | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 2,304 kt | +4.7% |
| 2003 | 2,304 kt | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 2,301 kt | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 2,317 kt | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 2,303 kt | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 2,310 kt | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 2,347 kt | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 2,197 kt | -6.4% |
| 2010 | 2,382 kt | +8.4% |
| 2011 | 2,511 kt | +5.4% |
| 2012 | 2,669 kt | +6.3% |
| 2013 | 2,461 kt | -7.8% |
| 2014 | 2,565 kt | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 2,514 kt | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 2,413 kt | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 2,421 kt | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 2,471 kt | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 2,525 kt | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 2,228 kt | -11.8% |
| 2021 | 2,378 kt | +6.7% |
| 2022 | 2,368 kt | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 2,374 kt | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 kt | 0 kt | 0 kt | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,645 kt | 1,539 kt | 1,725 kt | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,813 kt | 1,740 kt | 1,887 kt | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,020 kt | 1,902 kt | 2,085 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,272 kt | 2,137 kt | 2,347 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,493 kt | 2,382 kt | 2,669 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,337 kt | 2,228 kt | 2,378 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 2,374 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 2,669 kt in 2012.
- What is the lowest waste — emissions recorded in Western Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 kt in 1961.
- How does Western Europe rank for waste — emissions?
- Western Europe ranks 8th 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 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 (CO2). 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