Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in Europe

Europe: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O was 17,992 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
17,992 kt
Change on year
up 0.7%
Rank
8th
of 32 regions
All-time high
17,992 kt
in 2023
All-time low
8,698 kt
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in Europe, 1961–2023

05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k196119922023

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

Analysis

In 2023, waste — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in Europe stood at 17,992 kt. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, waste — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in Europe peaked at 17,992 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 8,698 kt, in 1961.

Europe ranks 8th of 32 regions on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in Europe, year by year

Annual values for Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) in Europe, 1961 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1961 8,698 kt
1962 9,064 kt +4.2%
1963 9,493 kt +4.7%
1964 9,976 kt +5.1%
1965 10,484 kt +5.1%
1966 11,008 kt +5.0%
1967 11,512 kt +4.6%
1968 11,987 kt +4.1%
1969 12,411 kt +3.5%
1970 12,022 kt -3.1%
1971 12,119 kt +0.8%
1972 12,226 kt +0.9%
1973 12,377 kt +1.2%
1974 12,611 kt +1.9%
1975 12,761 kt +1.2%
1976 12,824 kt +0.5%
1977 12,845 kt +0.2%
1978 13,076 kt +1.8%
1979 13,257 kt +1.4%
1980 13,302 kt +0.3%
1981 13,286 kt -0.1%
1982 13,276 kt -0.1%
1983 13,378 kt +0.8%
1984 13,571 kt +1.4%
1985 13,836 kt +2.0%
1986 13,923 kt +0.6%
1987 14,082 kt +1.1%
1988 14,227 kt +1.0%
1989 14,247 kt +0.1%
1990 14,193 kt -0.4%
1991 14,130 kt -0.4%
1992 13,454 kt -4.8%
1993 13,458 kt +0.0%
1994 13,660 kt +1.5%
1995 13,789 kt +0.9%
1996 14,296 kt +3.7%
1997 14,536 kt +1.7%
1998 14,561 kt +0.2%
1999 14,727 kt +1.1%
2000 15,016 kt +2.0%
2001 15,135 kt +0.8%
2002 15,327 kt +1.3%
2003 15,599 kt +1.8%
2004 15,593 kt -0.0%
2005 15,726 kt +0.9%
2006 16,007 kt +1.8%
2007 16,254 kt +1.5%
2008 16,310 kt +0.3%
2009 16,479 kt +1.0%
2010 16,671 kt +1.2%
2011 16,795 kt +0.7%
2012 16,729 kt -0.4%
2013 17,006 kt +1.7%
2014 16,839 kt -1.0%
2015 17,058 kt +1.3%
2016 17,228 kt +1.0%
2017 17,274 kt +0.3%
2018 17,342 kt +0.4%
2019 17,409 kt +0.4%
2020 17,622 kt +1.2%
2021 17,736 kt +0.6%
2022 17,861 kt +0.7%
2023 17,992 kt +0.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 10,515 kt 8,698 kt 12,411 kt 9
1970s 12,612 kt 12,022 kt 13,257 kt 10
1980s 13,713 kt 13,276 kt 14,247 kt 10
1990s 14,080 kt 13,454 kt 14,727 kt 10
2000s 15,744 kt 15,016 kt 16,479 kt 10
2010s 17,035 kt 16,671 kt 17,409 kt 10
2020s 17,803 kt 17,622 kt 17,992 kt 4

Countries ranked near Europe

  1. 5 USSR 4,252 kt compare
  2. 6 Brazil 3,551 kt compare
  3. 7 Indonesia 3,339 kt compare
  4. 8 Russian Federation 2,536 kt compare
  5. 9 Pakistan 2,483 kt compare
  6. 10 Germany 2,213 kt compare
  7. 11 Mexico 2,173 kt compare

See the full ranking of 253 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is waste — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in Europe?
Waste — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in Europe was 17,992 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest waste — emissions (co2eq) from n2o recorded in Europe?
The highest recorded value was 17,992 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest waste — emissions (co2eq) from n2o recorded in Europe?
The lowest recorded value was 8,698 kt in 1961.
How does Europe rank for waste — emissions (co2eq) from n2o?
Europe ranks 8th out of 32 regions with data for 2023.
Is waste — emissions (co2eq) from n2o rising or falling in Europe?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Europe 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