Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in Western Europe

Western Europe: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O was 5,454 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
5,454 kt
Change on year
up 0.8%
Rank
18th
of 32 groups
All-time high
5,454 kt
in 2023
All-time low
2,098 kt
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

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

02.0k4.0k6.0k196119922023

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

Analysis

Western Europe recorded 5,454 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 6.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, waste — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in Western Europe peaked at 5,454 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2,098 kt, in 1961.

Western Europe ranks 18th 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 Western Europe, year by year

Annual values for Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) in Western Europe, 1961 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1961 2,098 kt
1962 2,186 kt +4.2%
1963 2,291 kt +4.8%
1964 2,406 kt +5.0%
1965 2,530 kt +5.2%
1966 2,656 kt +5.0%
1967 2,775 kt +4.5%
1968 2,892 kt +4.2%
1969 2,992 kt +3.4%
1970 2,938 kt -1.8%
1971 2,964 kt +0.9%
1972 2,970 kt +0.2%
1973 3,000 kt +1.0%
1974 3,016 kt +0.5%
1975 3,030 kt +0.5%
1976 3,065 kt +1.1%
1977 3,101 kt +1.2%
1978 3,180 kt +2.5%
1979 3,196 kt +0.5%
1980 3,238 kt +1.3%
1981 3,233 kt -0.2%
1982 3,253 kt +0.6%
1983 3,281 kt +0.8%
1984 3,310 kt +0.9%
1985 3,361 kt +1.5%
1986 3,354 kt -0.2%
1987 3,381 kt +0.8%
1988 3,424 kt +1.3%
1989 3,404 kt -0.6%
1990 3,431 kt +0.8%
1991 3,522 kt +2.7%
1992 3,622 kt +2.8%
1993 3,737 kt +3.2%
1994 3,975 kt +6.4%
1995 4,166 kt +4.8%
1996 4,376 kt +5.0%
1997 4,457 kt +1.9%
1998 4,523 kt +1.5%
1999 4,664 kt +3.1%
2000 4,781 kt +2.5%
2001 4,762 kt -0.4%
2002 4,862 kt +2.1%
2003 4,834 kt -0.6%
2004 4,831 kt -0.0%
2005 4,853 kt +0.5%
2006 4,860 kt +0.1%
2007 4,948 kt +1.8%
2008 4,941 kt -0.1%
2009 4,963 kt +0.4%
2010 4,985 kt +0.5%
2011 5,053 kt +1.4%
2012 5,109 kt +1.1%
2013 5,108 kt -0.0%
2014 5,113 kt +0.1%
2015 5,127 kt +0.3%
2016 5,174 kt +0.9%
2017 5,217 kt +0.8%
2018 5,247 kt +0.6%
2019 5,279 kt +0.6%
2020 5,302 kt +0.4%
2021 5,367 kt +1.2%
2022 5,412 kt +0.8%
2023 5,454 kt +0.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 2,536 kt 2,098 kt 2,992 kt 9
1970s 3,046 kt 2,938 kt 3,196 kt 10
1980s 3,324 kt 3,233 kt 3,424 kt 10
1990s 4,047 kt 3,431 kt 4,664 kt 10
2000s 4,864 kt 4,762 kt 4,963 kt 10
2010s 5,141 kt 4,985 kt 5,279 kt 10
2020s 5,384 kt 5,302 kt 5,454 kt 4

Countries ranked near Western Europe

  1. 15 Egypt 1,937 kt compare
  2. 16 France 1,858 kt compare
  3. 17 Bangladesh 1,847 kt compare
  4. 17 Timor-Leste 12.67 kt compare
  5. 18 Spain 1,680 kt compare
  6. 19 Colombia 1,643 kt compare
  7. 20 Ethiopia 1,476 kt compare
  8. 21 Italy 1,367 kt compare

See the full ranking of 253 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is waste — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in Western Europe?
Waste — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in Western Europe was 5,454 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest waste — emissions (co2eq) from n2o recorded in Western Europe?
The highest recorded value was 5,454 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest waste — emissions (co2eq) from n2o recorded in Western Europe?
The lowest recorded value was 2,098 kt in 1961.
How does Western Europe rank for waste — emissions (co2eq) from n2o?
Western Europe ranks 18th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
Is waste — emissions (co2eq) from n2o rising or falling in Western Europe?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Western Europe 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