Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in European Union (27)

European Union (27): Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O was 11,771 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
11,771 kt
Change on year
up 0.8%
Rank
11th
of 32 groups
All-time high
11,771 kt
in 2023
All-time low
4,697 kt
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in European Union (27), 1961–2023

02.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k12.5k196119922023

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

Analysis

European Union (27) recorded 11,771 kt for waste — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, waste — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in European Union (27) peaked at 11,771 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 4,697 kt, in 1961.

European Union (27) ranks 11th of 32 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in European Union (27), year by year

Annual values for Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) in European Union (27), 1961 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1961 4,697 kt
1962 4,892 kt +4.2%
1963 5,125 kt +4.8%
1964 5,385 kt +5.1%
1965 5,659 kt +5.1%
1966 5,945 kt +5.1%
1967 6,214 kt +4.5%
1968 6,473 kt +4.2%
1969 6,700 kt +3.5%
1970 6,493 kt -3.1%
1971 6,568 kt +1.1%
1972 6,635 kt +1.0%
1973 6,753 kt +1.8%
1974 6,835 kt +1.2%
1975 6,907 kt +1.1%
1976 6,988 kt +1.2%
1977 7,042 kt +0.8%
1978 7,209 kt +2.4%
1979 7,292 kt +1.1%
1980 7,394 kt +1.4%
1981 7,338 kt -0.8%
1982 7,305 kt -0.4%
1983 7,361 kt +0.8%
1984 7,451 kt +1.2%
1985 7,571 kt +1.6%
1986 7,606 kt +0.5%
1987 7,672 kt +0.9%
1988 7,758 kt +1.1%
1989 7,753 kt -0.1%
1990 7,819 kt +0.8%
1991 7,860 kt +0.5%
1992 8,189 kt +4.2%
1993 8,561 kt +4.6%
1994 8,812 kt +2.9%
1995 8,952 kt +1.6%
1996 9,421 kt +5.2%
1997 9,656 kt +2.5%
1998 9,698 kt +0.4%
1999 9,867 kt +1.7%
2000 10,133 kt +2.7%
2001 10,233 kt +1.0%
2002 10,351 kt +1.2%
2003 10,555 kt +2.0%
2004 10,459 kt -0.9%
2005 10,501 kt +0.4%
2006 10,682 kt +1.7%
2007 10,815 kt +1.2%
2008 10,839 kt +0.2%
2009 10,927 kt +0.8%
2010 11,013 kt +0.8%
2011 11,022 kt +0.1%
2012 10,890 kt -1.2%
2013 11,129 kt +2.2%
2014 10,901 kt -2.1%
2015 11,101 kt +1.8%
2016 11,208 kt +1.0%
2017 11,217 kt +0.1%
2018 11,276 kt +0.5%
2019 11,316 kt +0.4%
2020 11,511 kt +1.7%
2021 11,589 kt +0.7%
2022 11,678 kt +0.8%
2023 11,771 kt +0.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 5,677 kt 4,697 kt 6,700 kt 9
1970s 6,872 kt 6,493 kt 7,292 kt 10
1980s 7,521 kt 7,305 kt 7,758 kt 10
1990s 8,883 kt 7,819 kt 9,867 kt 10
2000s 10,550 kt 10,133 kt 10,927 kt 10
2010s 11,107 kt 10,890 kt 11,316 kt 10
2020s 11,637 kt 11,511 kt 11,771 kt 4

Countries ranked near European Union (27)

  1. 8 Russian Federation 2,536 kt compare
  2. 9 Democratic Republic of the Congo 466.4 kt compare
  3. 9 Pakistan 2,483 kt compare
  4. 10 Germany 2,213 kt compare
  5. 11 Mexico 2,173 kt compare
  6. 12 Nigeria 2,165 kt compare
  7. 13 Japan 2,078 kt compare
  8. 14 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 2,056 kt compare

See the full ranking of 253 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is waste — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in European Union (27)?
Waste — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in European Union (27) was 11,771 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest waste — emissions (co2eq) from n2o recorded in European Union (27)?
The highest recorded value was 11,771 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest waste — emissions (co2eq) from n2o recorded in European Union (27)?
The lowest recorded value was 4,697 kt in 1961.
How does European Union (27) rank for waste — emissions (co2eq) from n2o?
European Union (27) ranks 11th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
Is waste — emissions (co2eq) from n2o rising or falling in European Union (27)?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this European Union (27) 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