Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in Annex I countries

Annex I countries: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O was 32,936 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
32,936 kt
Change on year
up 1.0%
Rank
3rd
of 32 groups
All-time high
32,936 kt
in 2023
All-time low
13,928 kt
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in Annex I countries, 1961–2023

010.0k20.0k30.0k196119922023

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

Analysis

In 2023, waste — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in Annex I countries stood at 32,936 kt. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 9.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, waste — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in Annex I countries peaked at 32,936 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 13,928 kt, in 1961.

Annex I countries ranks 3rd of 32 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in Annex I countries, year by year

Annual values for Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) in Annex I countries, 1961 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1961 13,928 kt
1962 14,515 kt +4.2%
1963 15,184 kt +4.6%
1964 15,967 kt +5.2%
1965 16,785 kt +5.1%
1966 17,623 kt +5.0%
1967 18,409 kt +4.5%
1968 19,188 kt +4.2%
1969 19,845 kt +3.4%
1970 19,256 kt -3.0%
1971 19,517 kt +1.4%
1972 19,687 kt +0.9%
1973 19,900 kt +1.1%
1974 20,124 kt +1.1%
1975 20,395 kt +1.3%
1976 20,731 kt +1.6%
1977 20,704 kt -0.1%
1978 21,008 kt +1.5%
1979 21,295 kt +1.4%
1980 21,309 kt +0.1%
1981 21,427 kt +0.6%
1982 21,491 kt +0.3%
1983 21,732 kt +1.1%
1984 22,064 kt +1.5%
1985 22,691 kt +2.8%
1986 22,824 kt +0.6%
1987 23,260 kt +1.9%
1988 23,484 kt +1.0%
1989 23,556 kt +0.3%
1990 23,645 kt +0.4%
1991 23,775 kt +0.5%
1992 23,399 kt -1.6%
1993 23,663 kt +1.1%
1994 24,168 kt +2.1%
1995 24,492 kt +1.3%
1996 25,204 kt +2.9%
1997 25,644 kt +1.7%
1998 25,976 kt +1.3%
1999 26,319 kt +1.3%
2000 26,765 kt +1.7%
2001 26,986 kt +0.8%
2002 27,266 kt +1.0%
2003 27,800 kt +2.0%
2004 27,996 kt +0.7%
2005 28,200 kt +0.7%
2006 28,570 kt +1.3%
2007 28,914 kt +1.2%
2008 29,017 kt +0.4%
2009 29,087 kt +0.2%
2010 29,244 kt +0.5%
2011 29,629 kt +1.3%
2012 29,681 kt +0.2%
2013 30,193 kt +1.7%
2014 30,180 kt -0.0%
2015 30,577 kt +1.3%
2016 30,994 kt +1.4%
2017 31,383 kt +1.3%
2018 31,539 kt +0.5%
2019 31,737 kt +0.6%
2020 32,079 kt +1.1%
2021 32,319 kt +0.7%
2022 32,622 kt +0.9%
2023 32,936 kt +1.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 16,827 kt 13,928 kt 19,845 kt 9
1970s 20,262 kt 19,256 kt 21,295 kt 10
1980s 22,384 kt 21,309 kt 23,556 kt 10
1990s 24,628 kt 23,399 kt 26,319 kt 10
2000s 28,060 kt 26,765 kt 29,087 kt 10
2010s 30,516 kt 29,244 kt 31,737 kt 10
2020s 32,489 kt 32,079 kt 32,936 kt 4

Countries ranked near Annex I countries

  1. 1 OECD 33,934 kt compare
  2. 2 China 27,847 kt compare
  3. 3 China, mainland 27,295 kt compare
  4. 4 India 16,774 kt compare
  5. 5 USSR 4,252 kt compare
  6. 6 Brazil 3,551 kt compare

See the full ranking of 253 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is waste — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in Annex I countries?
Waste — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in Annex I countries was 32,936 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest waste — emissions (co2eq) from n2o recorded in Annex I countries?
The highest recorded value was 32,936 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest waste — emissions (co2eq) from n2o recorded in Annex I countries?
The lowest recorded value was 13,928 kt in 1961.
How does Annex I countries rank for waste — emissions (co2eq) from n2o?
Annex I countries ranks 3rd out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
Is waste — emissions (co2eq) from n2o rising or falling in Annex I countries?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Annex I countries data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5)
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
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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