Which has higher solid food waste — emissions, Asia or Brazil?

Asia, at 19,502 kt against 2,045 kt in Brazil as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Asia and Brazil?

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.

Asia vs Brazil: Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CH4)

Asia

19,502 kt

in 2023

Brazil

2,045 kt

in 2023

Asia rank

3rd

Brazil rank

6th

Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CH4) over time

Asia
Brazil

How they compare

Asia currently reports 19,502 kt against 2,045 kt in Brazil, a difference of 17,457 kt.

That makes Asia's figure about 9.5 times Brazil's.

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

Asia ranks 3rd and Brazil ranks 6th of 32 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Asia	Brazil	Difference	Ahead
1990s	15,995 kt	1,937 kt	14,058 kt	Asia
2000s	17,759 kt	1,979 kt	15,781 kt	Asia
2010s	18,942 kt	2,047 kt	16,895 kt	Asia
2020s	19,425 kt	2,040 kt	17,385 kt	Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher solid food waste — emissions, Asia or Brazil?: Asia, at 19,502 kt against 2,045 kt in Brazil as of 2023.
What is the difference in solid food waste — emissions between Asia and Brazil?: 17,457 kt, with Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Asia and Brazil?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Asia and Brazil rank globally for solid food waste — emissions?: Asia ranks 3rd and Brazil ranks 6th 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.