Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in Southern Asia

Southern Asia: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O was 23,381 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
23,381 kt
Change on year
up 1.8%
Rank
5th
of 32 groups
All-time high
23,381 kt
in 2023
All-time low
4,376 kt
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

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

5.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k25.0k196119922023

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

Analysis

In 2023, waste — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in Southern Asia stood at 23,381 kt. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 22.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, waste — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in Southern Asia peaked at 23,381 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 4,376 kt, in 1961.

That places Southern Asia 5th out of 32 groups with data for 2023, putting it 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 Southern Asia, year by year

Annual values for Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) in Southern Asia, 1961 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1961 4,376 kt
1962 4,554 kt +4.1%
1963 4,766 kt +4.7%
1964 5,010 kt +5.1%
1965 5,257 kt +4.9%
1966 5,533 kt +5.3%
1967 5,780 kt +4.5%
1968 6,026 kt +4.3%
1969 6,235 kt +3.5%
1970 6,684 kt +7.2%
1971 6,485 kt -3.0%
1972 6,778 kt +4.5%
1973 6,989 kt +3.1%
1974 6,969 kt -0.3%
1975 7,059 kt +1.3%
1976 7,283 kt +3.2%
1977 7,644 kt +4.9%
1978 8,136 kt +6.4%
1979 8,184 kt +0.6%
1980 7,878 kt -3.7%
1981 8,654 kt +9.8%
1982 8,801 kt +1.7%
1983 9,431 kt +7.2%
1984 9,758 kt +3.5%
1985 9,610 kt -1.5%
1986 10,209 kt +6.2%
1987 10,530 kt +3.1%
1988 10,765 kt +2.2%
1989 11,529 kt +7.1%
1990 11,477 kt -0.5%
1991 11,876 kt +3.5%
1992 12,218 kt +2.9%
1993 12,435 kt +1.8%
1994 12,718 kt +2.3%
1995 13,016 kt +2.3%
1996 13,348 kt +2.6%
1997 13,627 kt +2.1%
1998 14,084 kt +3.4%
1999 14,350 kt +1.9%
2000 14,278 kt -0.5%
2001 14,563 kt +2.0%
2002 14,740 kt +1.2%
2003 14,904 kt +1.1%
2004 15,105 kt +1.3%
2005 15,424 kt +2.1%
2006 15,910 kt +3.1%
2007 16,528 kt +3.9%
2008 16,974 kt +2.7%
2009 17,309 kt +2.0%
2010 17,642 kt +1.9%
2011 18,041 kt +2.3%
2012 18,585 kt +3.0%
2013 19,073 kt +2.6%
2014 19,602 kt +2.8%
2015 20,069 kt +2.4%
2016 20,647 kt +2.9%
2017 21,167 kt +2.5%
2018 21,714 kt +2.6%
2019 22,006 kt +1.3%
2020 22,271 kt +1.2%
2021 22,592 kt +1.4%
2022 22,969 kt +1.7%
2023 23,381 kt +1.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 5,282 kt 4,376 kt 6,235 kt 9
1970s 7,221 kt 6,485 kt 8,184 kt 10
1980s 9,716 kt 7,878 kt 11,529 kt 10
1990s 12,915 kt 11,477 kt 14,350 kt 10
2000s 15,573 kt 14,278 kt 17,309 kt 10
2010s 19,855 kt 17,642 kt 22,006 kt 10
2020s 22,804 kt 22,271 kt 23,381 kt 4

Countries ranked near Southern Asia

  1. 2 China 27,847 kt compare
  2. 3 China, mainland 27,295 kt compare
  3. 3 Türkiye 1,632 kt compare
  4. 4 India 16,774 kt compare
  5. 4 Viet Nam 1,534 kt compare
  6. 5 USSR 4,252 kt compare
  7. 6 Brazil 3,551 kt compare
  8. 7 Indonesia 3,339 kt compare
  9. 8 Russian Federation 2,536 kt compare

See the full ranking of 253 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is waste — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in Southern Asia?
Waste — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in Southern Asia was 23,381 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest waste — emissions (co2eq) from n2o recorded in Southern Asia?
The highest recorded value was 23,381 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest waste — emissions (co2eq) from n2o recorded in Southern Asia?
The lowest recorded value was 4,376 kt in 1961.
How does Southern Asia rank for waste — emissions (co2eq) from n2o?
Southern Asia ranks 5th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
Is waste — emissions (co2eq) from n2o rising or falling in Southern Asia?
Over the last ten years it is up 22.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Southern Asia 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