Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) in World
World: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) was 1.98 million kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) in World, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
World recorded 1.98 million kt for waste — emissions (co2eq) in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 21.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste — emissions (co2eq) in World peaked at 1.98 million kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 661,742 kt, in 1961.
That places World 1st out of 33 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.
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) in World, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 661,742 kt | — |
| 1962 | 691,678 kt | +4.5% |
| 1963 | 722,747 kt | +4.5% |
| 1964 | 754,626 kt | +4.4% |
| 1965 | 787,578 kt | +4.4% |
| 1966 | 821,586 kt | +4.3% |
| 1967 | 855,411 kt | +4.1% |
| 1968 | 890,858 kt | +4.1% |
| 1969 | 926,203 kt | +4.0% |
| 1970 | 917,664 kt | -0.9% |
| 1971 | 968,982 kt | +5.6% |
| 1972 | 986,628 kt | +1.8% |
| 1973 | 1.00 million kt | +1.8% |
| 1974 | 1.02 million kt | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 1.03 million kt | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 1.06 million kt | +2.1% |
| 1977 | 1.07 million kt | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 1.09 million kt | +1.9% |
| 1979 | 1.11 million kt | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 1.13 million kt | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 1.14 million kt | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 1.16 million kt | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 1.17 million kt | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 1.19 million kt | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 1.20 million kt | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 1.22 million kt | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 1.23 million kt | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 1.25 million kt | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 1.26 million kt | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 1.27 million kt | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 1.29 million kt | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 1.31 million kt | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 1.32 million kt | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 1.33 million kt | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 1.35 million kt | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 1.36 million kt | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 1.37 million kt | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 1.37 million kt | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 1.38 million kt | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 1.39 million kt | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 1.38 million kt | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 1.39 million kt | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 1.41 million kt | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 1.43 million kt | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 1.45 million kt | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 1.48 million kt | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 1.51 million kt | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 1.52 million kt | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 1.53 million kt | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 1.55 million kt | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 1.58 million kt | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 1.60 million kt | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 1.63 million kt | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 1.66 million kt | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 1.70 million kt | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 1.73 million kt | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 1.77 million kt | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 1.81 million kt | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 1.84 million kt | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 1.87 million kt | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 1.91 million kt | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 1.95 million kt | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 1.98 million kt | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 790,270 kt | 661,742 kt | 926,203 kt | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.03 million kt | 917,664 kt | 1.11 million kt | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.19 million kt | 1.13 million kt | 1.26 million kt | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.33 million kt | 1.27 million kt | 1.38 million kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.45 million kt | 1.38 million kt | 1.53 million kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.69 million kt | 1.55 million kt | 1.84 million kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.93 million kt | 1.87 million kt | 1.98 million kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near World
- 1 OECD 507,448 kt compare
- 2 China 402,662 kt compare
- 3 China, mainland 386,535 kt compare
- 4 United States 147,890 kt compare
More climate change data for World
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 135.91 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 4.94 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1.27 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3.67 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 4,791 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 130,918 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1.64 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 957,726 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 685,096 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 3,614 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is waste — emissions (co2eq) in World?
- Waste — emissions (co2eq) in World was 1.98 million kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest waste — emissions (co2eq) recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 1.98 million kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest waste — emissions (co2eq) recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 661,742 kt in 1961.
- How does World rank for waste — emissions (co2eq)?
- World ranks 1st out of 33 groups with data for 2023.
- Is waste — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.3%. 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 (CO2eq) (AR5). 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