Which has higher solid food waste — emissions, Americas or OECD?

Americas, at 6,963 kt against 5,209 kt in OECD as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and OECD?

34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Americas vs OECD: Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CH4)

Americas

6,963 kt

in 2023

OECD

5,209 kt

in 2023

Americas rank

5th

OECD rank

3rd

Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CH4) over time

Americas
OECD

How they compare

Americas currently reports 6,963 kt against 5,209 kt in OECD, a difference of 1,754 kt.

That makes Americas's figure about 1.3 times OECD's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Americas has been ahead every year.

Americas ranks 5th and OECD ranks 3rd of 32 groups.

Americas has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Americas	OECD	Difference	Ahead
1990s	6,373 kt	4,353 kt	2,020 kt	Americas
2000s	6,722 kt	4,879 kt	1,843 kt	Americas
2010s	6,944 kt	5,106 kt	1,838 kt	Americas
2020s	6,966 kt	5,190 kt	1,776 kt	Americas

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher solid food waste — emissions, Americas or OECD?: Americas, at 6,963 kt against 5,209 kt in OECD as of 2023.
What is the difference in solid food waste — emissions between Americas and OECD?: 1,754 kt, with Americas ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and OECD?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Americas and OECD rank globally for solid food waste — emissions?: Americas ranks 5th and OECD ranks 3rd of 32 groups.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CH4)
Unit: kt
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 227 places, 7,442 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 23 October 2026

The FAOSTAT domain Emissions from Pre- and Post-Agricultural Production provides estimates of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and related activity data associated with pre- and post-production stages of agrifood systems. The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2), fluorinated gases (F-gases) and their aggregates expressed in carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2eq). Estimates are computed following Tier 1 methods of the IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014) and are disseminated annually.