Waste — Emissions (N2O) in Europe
Europe: Waste — Emissions (N2O) was 67.9 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Waste — Emissions in Europe, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
The most recent figure for waste — emissions in Europe is 67.9 kt, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste — emissions in Europe peaked at 67.9 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 32.82 kt, in 1961.
That places Europe 9th out of 33 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 (N2O) in Europe, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 32.82 kt | — |
| 1962 | 34.2 kt | +4.2% |
| 1963 | 35.82 kt | +4.7% |
| 1964 | 37.65 kt | +5.1% |
| 1965 | 39.56 kt | +5.1% |
| 1966 | 41.54 kt | +5.0% |
| 1967 | 43.44 kt | +4.6% |
| 1968 | 45.23 kt | +4.1% |
| 1969 | 46.83 kt | +3.5% |
| 1970 | 45.37 kt | -3.1% |
| 1971 | 45.73 kt | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 46.13 kt | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 46.71 kt | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 47.59 kt | +1.9% |
| 1975 | 48.16 kt | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 48.39 kt | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 48.47 kt | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 49.34 kt | +1.8% |
| 1979 | 50.03 kt | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 50.2 kt | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 50.14 kt | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 50.1 kt | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 50.48 kt | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 51.21 kt | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 52.21 kt | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 52.54 kt | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 53.14 kt | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 53.69 kt | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 53.76 kt | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 53.56 kt | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 53.32 kt | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 50.77 kt | -4.8% |
| 1993 | 50.78 kt | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 51.55 kt | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 52.03 kt | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 53.95 kt | +3.7% |
| 1997 | 54.85 kt | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 54.95 kt | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 55.57 kt | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 56.66 kt | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 57.11 kt | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 57.84 kt | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 58.86 kt | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 58.84 kt | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 59.34 kt | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 60.4 kt | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 61.34 kt | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 61.55 kt | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 62.18 kt | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 62.91 kt | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 63.38 kt | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 63.13 kt | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 64.17 kt | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 63.54 kt | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 64.37 kt | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 65.01 kt | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 65.19 kt | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 65.44 kt | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 65.69 kt | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 66.5 kt | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 66.93 kt | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 67.4 kt | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 67.9 kt | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 39.68 kt | 32.82 kt | 46.83 kt | 9 |
| 1970s | 47.59 kt | 45.37 kt | 50.03 kt | 10 |
| 1980s | 51.75 kt | 50.1 kt | 53.76 kt | 10 |
| 1990s | 53.13 kt | 50.77 kt | 55.57 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 59.41 kt | 56.66 kt | 62.18 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.28 kt | 62.91 kt | 65.69 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.18 kt | 66.5 kt | 67.9 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Europe
More climate change data for Europe
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 14.60 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 471,113 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 102,735 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 368,378 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 387.68 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 13,156 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 121,153 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 110,533 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 10,621 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 417.1 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is waste — emissions in Europe?
- Waste — emissions in Europe was 67.9 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest waste — emissions recorded in Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 67.9 kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest waste — emissions recorded in Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.82 kt in 1961.
- How does Europe rank for waste — emissions?
- Europe ranks 9th out of 33 groups with data for 2023.
- Is waste — emissions rising or falling in Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Europe 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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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