Which has higher solid food waste — emissions, Botswana or Namibia?

Namibia, at 2.8 kt against 2.38 kt in Botswana as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Namibia?

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.

Botswana vs Namibia: Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CH4)

Botswana

2.38 kt

in 2023

Namibia

2.8 kt

in 2023

Botswana rank

162nd

Namibia rank

159th

Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CH4) over time

Botswana
Namibia

How they compare

Namibia currently reports 2.8 kt against 2.38 kt in Botswana, a difference of 0.42 kt.

That makes Namibia's figure about 1.2 times Botswana's.

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

Botswana ranks 162nd and Namibia ranks 159th of 194 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Botswana	Namibia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	1.65 kt	1.97 kt	0.3205 kt	Namibia
2000s	2.06 kt	2.43 kt	0.3746 kt	Namibia
2010s	2.27 kt	2.69 kt	0.4136 kt	Namibia
2020s	2.36 kt	2.78 kt	0.4232 kt	Namibia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher solid food waste — emissions, Botswana or Namibia?: Namibia, at 2.8 kt against 2.38 kt in Botswana as of 2023.
What is the difference in solid food waste — emissions between Botswana and Namibia?: 0.42 kt, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Namibia?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Botswana and Namibia rank globally for solid food waste — emissions?: Botswana ranks 162nd and Namibia ranks 159th of 194 countries.
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.