Waste — Emissions in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Waste — Emissions was 7.76 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Waste — Emissions in United Kingdom, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
United Kingdom recorded 7.76 kt for waste — emissions in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 16.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste — emissions in United Kingdom peaked at 7.76 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.56 kt, in 1961.
That places United Kingdom 16th out of 232 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Waste — Emissions in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.56 kt | — |
| 1962 | 2.67 kt | +4.3% |
| 1963 | 2.79 kt | +4.5% |
| 1964 | 2.94 kt | +5.4% |
| 1965 | 3.08 kt | +4.8% |
| 1966 | 3.24 kt | +5.2% |
| 1967 | 3.39 kt | +4.6% |
| 1968 | 3.53 kt | +4.1% |
| 1969 | 3.65 kt | +3.4% |
| 1970 | 3.57 kt | -2.2% |
| 1971 | 3.51 kt | -1.7% |
| 1972 | 3.51 kt | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 3.48 kt | -0.9% |
| 1974 | 3.45 kt | -0.9% |
| 1975 | 3.45 kt | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 3.45 kt | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 3.45 kt | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 3.38 kt | -2.0% |
| 1979 | 3.48 kt | +3.0% |
| 1980 | 3.38 kt | -2.9% |
| 1981 | 3.38 kt | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 3.38 kt | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 3.38 kt | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 3.46 kt | +2.4% |
| 1985 | 3.57 kt | +3.2% |
| 1986 | 3.58 kt | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 3.58 kt | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 3.66 kt | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 3.6 kt | -1.6% |
| 1990 | 3.6 kt | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 3.68 kt | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 3.79 kt | +3.0% |
| 1993 | 3.84 kt | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 3.88 kt | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 3.99 kt | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 4.15 kt | +4.0% |
| 1997 | 4.21 kt | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 4.3 kt | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 4.42 kt | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 4.5 kt | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 4.6 kt | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 4.74 kt | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 4.86 kt | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 4.98 kt | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 5.12 kt | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 5.26 kt | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 5.49 kt | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 5.5 kt | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 5.76 kt | +4.7% |
| 2010 | 6.1 kt | +5.9% |
| 2011 | 6.39 kt | +4.8% |
| 2012 | 6.51 kt | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 6.67 kt | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 6.96 kt | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 7.03 kt | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 7.27 kt | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 7.42 kt | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 7.35 kt | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 7.39 kt | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 7.48 kt | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 7.58 kt | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 7.67 kt | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 7.76 kt | +1.2% |
United Kingdom compared with similar countries
- United Kingdom's 7.76 kt is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.387 kt, 20.1× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- United Kingdom's 7.76 kt is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.576 kt, 13.5× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.09 kt | 2.56 kt | 3.65 kt | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.47 kt | 3.38 kt | 3.57 kt | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.5 kt | 3.38 kt | 3.66 kt | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.99 kt | 3.6 kt | 4.42 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.08 kt | 4.5 kt | 5.76 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.91 kt | 6.1 kt | 7.42 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.62 kt | 7.48 kt | 7.76 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom
More climate change data for United Kingdom
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 37,706 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 8,697 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 29,008 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 32.82 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,036 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 7,083 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 7,027 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 55.89 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 26.52 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 2 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is waste — emissions in United Kingdom?
- Waste — emissions in United Kingdom was 7.76 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest waste — emissions recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 7.76 kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest waste — emissions recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.56 kt in 1961.
- How does United Kingdom rank for waste — emissions?
- United Kingdom ranks 16th out of 232 countries with data for 2023.
- Is waste — emissions rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Kingdom 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