Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in OECD

OECD: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O was 33,934 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
33,934 kt
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
1st
of 197 countries
All-time high
33,934 kt
in 2023
All-time low
11,755 kt
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

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

10.0k15.0k20.0k25.0k30.0k35.0k196119922023

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for waste — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in OECD is 33,934 kt, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 11.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, waste — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in OECD peaked at 33,934 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 11,755 kt, in 1961.

OECD ranks 1st of 197 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 14,204 kt 11,755 kt 16,752 kt 9
1970s 17,441 kt 16,342 kt 18,572 kt 10
1980s 19,818 kt 18,772 kt 20,902 kt 10
1990s 23,670 kt 21,142 kt 26,170 kt 10
2000s 28,078 kt 26,716 kt 29,191 kt 10
2010s 30,971 kt 29,408 kt 32,498 kt 10
2020s 33,398 kt 32,909 kt 33,934 kt 4

Countries ranked near OECD

  1. 2 China (People’s Republic of) 27,847 kt compare
  2. 3 China, mainland 27,295 kt compare
  3. 4 India 16,774 kt compare

See the full ranking of 253 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is waste — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in OECD?
Waste — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in OECD was 33,934 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest waste — emissions (co2eq) from n2o recorded in OECD?
The highest recorded value was 33,934 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest waste — emissions (co2eq) from n2o recorded in OECD?
The lowest recorded value was 11,755 kt in 1961.
How does OECD rank for waste — emissions (co2eq) from n2o?
OECD ranks 1st out of 197 countries with data for 2023.
Is waste — emissions (co2eq) from n2o rising or falling in OECD?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this OECD 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