Waste — Emissions in Western Europe
Western Europe: Waste — Emissions was 20.58 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Waste — Emissions in Western Europe, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
The most recent figure for waste — emissions in Western Europe is 20.58 kt, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste — emissions in Western Europe peaked at 20.58 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 7.92 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 in Western Europe, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 7.92 kt | — |
| 1962 | 8.25 kt | +4.2% |
| 1963 | 8.64 kt | +4.8% |
| 1964 | 9.08 kt | +5.0% |
| 1965 | 9.55 kt | +5.2% |
| 1966 | 10.02 kt | +5.0% |
| 1967 | 10.47 kt | +4.5% |
| 1968 | 10.91 kt | +4.2% |
| 1969 | 11.29 kt | +3.4% |
| 1970 | 11.09 kt | -1.8% |
| 1971 | 11.18 kt | +0.9% |
| 1972 | 11.21 kt | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 11.32 kt | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 11.38 kt | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 11.44 kt | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 11.57 kt | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 11.7 kt | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 12 kt | +2.5% |
| 1979 | 12.06 kt | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 12.22 kt | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 12.2 kt | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 12.28 kt | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 12.38 kt | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 12.49 kt | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 12.68 kt | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 12.66 kt | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 12.76 kt | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 12.92 kt | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 12.85 kt | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 12.95 kt | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 13.29 kt | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 13.67 kt | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 14.1 kt | +3.2% |
| 1994 | 15 kt | +6.4% |
| 1995 | 15.72 kt | +4.8% |
| 1996 | 16.51 kt | +5.0% |
| 1997 | 16.82 kt | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 17.07 kt | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 17.6 kt | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 18.04 kt | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 17.97 kt | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 18.35 kt | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 18.24 kt | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 18.23 kt | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 18.31 kt | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 18.34 kt | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 18.67 kt | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 18.65 kt | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 18.73 kt | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 18.81 kt | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 19.07 kt | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 19.28 kt | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 19.27 kt | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 19.3 kt | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 19.35 kt | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 19.52 kt | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 19.69 kt | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 19.8 kt | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 19.92 kt | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 20.01 kt | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 20.25 kt | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 20.42 kt | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 20.58 kt | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.57 kt | 7.92 kt | 11.29 kt | 9 |
| 1970s | 11.49 kt | 11.09 kt | 12.06 kt | 10 |
| 1980s | 12.54 kt | 12.2 kt | 12.92 kt | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.27 kt | 12.95 kt | 17.6 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.35 kt | 17.97 kt | 18.73 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.4 kt | 18.81 kt | 19.92 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.32 kt | 20.01 kt | 20.58 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Western Europe
More climate change data for Western Europe
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 136,034 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 28,488 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 107,546 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 107.5 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 3,841 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 33,397 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 32,700 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 697.27 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 123.4 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 24.9 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is waste — emissions in Western Europe?
- Waste — emissions in Western Europe was 20.58 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest waste — emissions recorded in Western Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 20.58 kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest waste — emissions recorded in Western Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.92 kt in 1961.
- How does Western Europe rank for waste — emissions?
- Western Europe ranks 18th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
- Is waste — emissions 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 (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