Waste — Emissions in Annex I countries

Annex I countries: Waste — Emissions was 124.29 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
124.29 kt
Change on year
up 1.0%
Rank
3rd
of 12 groups
All-time high
124.29 kt
in 2023
All-time low
52.56 kt
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Waste — Emissions in Annex I countries, 1961–2023

0255075100125196119922023

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

Analysis

Annex I countries recorded 124.29 kt for waste — emissions in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 9.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, waste — emissions in Annex I countries peaked at 124.29 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 52.56 kt, in 1961.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 63.5 kt 52.56 kt 74.89 kt 9
1970s 76.46 kt 72.67 kt 80.36 kt 10
1980s 84.47 kt 80.41 kt 88.89 kt 10
1990s 92.94 kt 88.3 kt 99.32 kt 10
2000s 105.89 kt 101 kt 109.76 kt 10
2010s 115.15 kt 110.36 kt 119.76 kt 10
2020s 122.6 kt 121.05 kt 124.29 kt 4

Countries ranked near Annex I countries

  1. 1 OECD 128.05 kt compare
  2. 2 China 105.08 kt compare
  3. 3 China, mainland 103 kt compare
  4. 4 India 63.3 kt compare
  5. 5 USSR 16.05 kt compare
  6. 6 Brazil 13.4 kt compare

See the full ranking of 253 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is waste — emissions in Annex I countries?
Waste — emissions in Annex I countries was 124.29 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest waste — emissions recorded in Annex I countries?
The highest recorded value was 124.29 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest waste — emissions recorded in Annex I countries?
The lowest recorded value was 52.56 kt in 1961.
How does Annex I countries rank for waste — emissions?
Annex I countries ranks 3rd out of 12 groups with data for 2023.
Is waste — emissions rising or falling in Annex I countries?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Annex I countries data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Waste — Emissions (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Waste — Emissions (N2O)
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