Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) in OECD
OECD: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) was 33,934 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in OECD, 1961–2023
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 232 countries 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 (AR5) in OECD, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 11,755 kt | — |
| 1962 | 12,253 kt | +4.2% |
| 1963 | 12,815 kt | +4.6% |
| 1964 | 13,478 kt | +5.2% |
| 1965 | 14,168 kt | +5.1% |
| 1966 | 14,877 kt | +5.0% |
| 1967 | 15,538 kt | +4.4% |
| 1968 | 16,197 kt | +4.2% |
| 1969 | 16,752 kt | +3.4% |
| 1970 | 16,342 kt | -2.4% |
| 1971 | 16,636 kt | +1.8% |
| 1972 | 16,841 kt | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 17,086 kt | +1.5% |
| 1974 | 17,232 kt | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 17,508 kt | +1.6% |
| 1976 | 17,928 kt | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 17,978 kt | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 18,292 kt | +1.7% |
| 1979 | 18,572 kt | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 18,772 kt | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 18,975 kt | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 19,021 kt | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 19,258 kt | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 19,502 kt | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 20,071 kt | +2.9% |
| 1986 | 20,228 kt | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 20,601 kt | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 20,852 kt | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 20,902 kt | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 21,142 kt | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 21,499 kt | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 22,122 kt | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 22,832 kt | +3.2% |
| 1994 | 23,456 kt | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 23,902 kt | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 24,690 kt | +3.3% |
| 1997 | 25,218 kt | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 25,668 kt | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 26,170 kt | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 26,716 kt | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 27,000 kt | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 27,276 kt | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 27,819 kt | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 28,011 kt | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 28,200 kt | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 28,573 kt | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 28,942 kt | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 29,056 kt | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 29,191 kt | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 29,408 kt | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 29,855 kt | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 29,951 kt | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 30,554 kt | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 30,608 kt | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 31,042 kt | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 31,531 kt | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 32,008 kt | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 32,252 kt | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 32,498 kt | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 32,909 kt | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 33,193 kt | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 33,559 kt | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 33,934 kt | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
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- Maize (corn) — Crop residues 79.71 kt (2050)
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- Maize (corn) — Crop residues 14.64 kt (2050)
- Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues 51.58 million t (2050)
- Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 6,497 kt (2050)
- Crop Residues — Emissions 224.02 kt (2050)
- Crop Residues — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 59,366 kt (2050)
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 232 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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About this data
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