Waste — Emissions in Eastern Asia

Eastern Asia: Waste — Emissions was 118.34 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
118.34 kt
Change on year
up 0.9%
Rank
4th
of 32 groups
All-time high
118.34 kt
in 2023
All-time low
25.59 kt
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Waste — Emissions in Eastern Asia, 1961–2023

20406080100120196119922023

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

Analysis

In 2023, waste — emissions in Eastern Asia stood at 118.34 kt. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 15.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, waste — emissions in Eastern Asia peaked at 118.34 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 25.59 kt, in 1961.

Eastern Asia ranks 4th of 32 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Waste — Emissions in Eastern Asia, year by year

Annual values for Waste — Emissions (N2O) in Eastern Asia, 1961 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1961 25.59 kt
1962 26.75 kt +4.5%
1963 27.98 kt +4.6%
1964 29.45 kt +5.3%
1965 30.94 kt +5.1%
1966 32.46 kt +4.9%
1967 33.95 kt +4.6%
1968 35.31 kt +4.0%
1969 36.63 kt +3.8%
1970 37.62 kt +2.7%
1971 39.18 kt +4.1%
1972 39.58 kt +1.0%
1973 41.18 kt +4.0%
1974 41.81 kt +1.5%
1975 43.29 kt +3.5%
1976 43.52 kt +0.5%
1977 43.9 kt +0.9%
1978 47.26 kt +7.7%
1979 48.52 kt +2.7%
1980 49.54 kt +2.1%
1981 50.9 kt +2.7%
1982 53.56 kt +5.2%
1983 54.92 kt +2.5%
1984 57.17 kt +4.1%
1985 57.97 kt +1.4%
1986 59.62 kt +2.8%
1987 60.74 kt +1.9%
1988 62.37 kt +2.7%
1989 63.36 kt +1.6%
1990 63.71 kt +0.6%
1991 66.03 kt +3.6%
1992 69.52 kt +5.3%
1993 72.42 kt +4.2%
1994 75.59 kt +4.4%
1995 78.04 kt +3.2%
1996 79.46 kt +1.8%
1997 80.49 kt +1.3%
1998 82.67 kt +2.7%
1999 84.04 kt +1.7%
2000 85.64 kt +1.9%
2001 86.17 kt +0.6%
2002 86.21 kt +0.0%
2003 87.58 kt +1.6%
2004 88.6 kt +1.2%
2005 88.54 kt -0.1%
2006 90.06 kt +1.7%
2007 91.93 kt +2.1%
2008 93.74 kt +2.0%
2009 95.83 kt +2.2%
2010 97.36 kt +1.6%
2011 99.19 kt +1.9%
2012 100.58 kt +1.4%
2013 102.27 kt +1.7%
2014 104.13 kt +1.8%
2015 106.52 kt +2.3%
2016 108.25 kt +1.6%
2017 109.69 kt +1.3%
2018 111.23 kt +1.4%
2019 112.3 kt +1.0%
2020 114.05 kt +1.6%
2021 115.3 kt +1.1%
2022 117.31 kt +1.7%
2023 118.34 kt +0.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 31.01 kt 25.59 kt 36.63 kt 9
1970s 42.59 kt 37.62 kt 48.52 kt 10
1980s 57.02 kt 49.54 kt 63.36 kt 10
1990s 75.2 kt 63.71 kt 84.04 kt 10
2000s 89.43 kt 85.64 kt 95.83 kt 10
2010s 105.15 kt 97.36 kt 112.3 kt 10
2020s 116.25 kt 114.05 kt 118.34 kt 4

Countries ranked near Eastern Asia

  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
  7. 7 Indonesia 12.6 kt compare

See the full ranking of 253 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is waste — emissions in Eastern Asia?
Waste — emissions in Eastern Asia was 118.34 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest waste — emissions recorded in Eastern Asia?
The highest recorded value was 118.34 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest waste — emissions recorded in Eastern Asia?
The lowest recorded value was 25.59 kt in 1961.
How does Eastern Asia rank for waste — emissions?
Eastern Asia ranks 4th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
Is waste — emissions rising or falling in Eastern Asia?
Over the last ten years it is up 15.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Eastern Asia 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