Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)

Least Developed Countries (LDCs): Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O was 11,949 kt in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
11,949 kt
Change on year
up 2.5%
Rank
2nd
of 20 regions
All-time high
11,949 kt
in 2023
All-time low
1,620 kt
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 1961–2023

2.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k12.5k196119922023

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

Analysis

Least Developed Countries (LDCs) recorded 11,949 kt for waste — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

The figure is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 29.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, waste — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) peaked at 11,949 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1,620 kt, in 1961.

That places Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 2nd out of 20 regions with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), year by year

Annual values for Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 1961 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1961 1,620 kt
1962 1,689 kt +4.3%
1963 1,769 kt +4.8%
1964 1,857 kt +5.0%
1965 1,951 kt +5.1%
1966 2,048 kt +5.0%
1967 2,144 kt +4.7%
1968 2,233 kt +4.1%
1969 2,311 kt +3.5%
1970 2,406 kt +4.1%
1971 2,429 kt +1.0%
1972 2,437 kt +0.3%
1973 2,521 kt +3.5%
1974 2,609 kt +3.5%
1975 2,640 kt +1.2%
1976 2,738 kt +3.7%
1977 2,789 kt +1.8%
1978 2,937 kt +5.3%
1979 3,036 kt +3.4%
1980 3,091 kt +1.8%
1981 3,165 kt +2.4%
1982 3,266 kt +3.2%
1983 3,382 kt +3.6%
1984 3,398 kt +0.5%
1985 3,563 kt +4.9%
1986 3,653 kt +2.5%
1987 3,764 kt +3.0%
1988 3,869 kt +2.8%
1989 3,969 kt +2.6%
1990 4,066 kt +2.4%
1991 4,147 kt +2.0%
1992 4,298 kt +3.6%
1993 4,408 kt +2.6%
1994 4,559 kt +3.4%
1995 4,682 kt +2.7%
1996 4,881 kt +4.3%
1997 5,061 kt +3.7%
1998 5,265 kt +4.0%
1999 5,456 kt +3.6%
2000 5,639 kt +3.4%
2001 5,797 kt +2.8%
2002 6,042 kt +4.2%
2003 6,281 kt +4.0%
2004 6,529 kt +3.9%
2005 6,742 kt +3.3%
2006 6,999 kt +3.8%
2007 7,240 kt +3.4%
2008 7,548 kt +4.3%
2009 7,933 kt +5.1%
2010 8,319 kt +4.9%
2011 8,695 kt +4.5%
2012 8,989 kt +3.4%
2013 9,253 kt +2.9%
2014 9,522 kt +2.9%
2015 9,769 kt +2.6%
2016 10,032 kt +2.7%
2017 10,291 kt +2.6%
2018 10,552 kt +2.5%
2019 10,811 kt +2.5%
2020 11,063 kt +2.3%
2021 11,397 kt +3.0%
2022 11,662 kt +2.3%
2023 11,949 kt +2.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 1,958 kt 1,620 kt 2,311 kt 9
1970s 2,654 kt 2,406 kt 3,036 kt 10
1980s 3,512 kt 3,091 kt 3,969 kt 10
1990s 4,682 kt 4,066 kt 5,456 kt 10
2000s 6,675 kt 5,639 kt 7,933 kt 10
2010s 9,624 kt 8,319 kt 10,811 kt 10
2020s 11,518 kt 11,063 kt 11,949 kt 4

Countries ranked near Least Developed Countries (LDCs)

  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

See the full ranking of 253 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is waste — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
Waste — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) was 11,949 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest waste — emissions (co2eq) from n2o recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
The highest recorded value was 11,949 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest waste — emissions (co2eq) from n2o recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
The lowest recorded value was 1,620 kt in 1961.
How does Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank for waste — emissions (co2eq) from n2o?
Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 2nd out of 20 regions with data for 2023.
Is waste — emissions (co2eq) from n2o rising or falling in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
Over the last ten years it is up 29.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 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