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

India
3,808 kt
in 2023
OECD
5,209 kt
in 2023
India rank
4th
OECD rank
3rd

Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CH4) over time

  • India
  • OECD
02.0k4.0k6.0k199020062023

How they compare

OECD currently reports 5,209 kt against 3,808 kt in India, a difference of 1,401 kt.

That makes OECD's figure about 1.4 times India's.

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

India ranks 4th and OECD ranks 3rd of 194 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade India OECD Difference Ahead
1990s 3,286 kt 4,353 kt 1,067 kt OECD
2000s 3,558 kt 4,879 kt 1,321 kt OECD
2010s 3,720 kt 5,106 kt 1,386 kt OECD
2020s 3,794 kt 5,190 kt 1,396 kt OECD

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher solid food waste — emissions, India or OECD?
OECD, at 5,209 kt against 3,808 kt in India as of 2023.
What is the difference in solid food waste — emissions between India and OECD?
1,401 kt, with OECD ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and OECD?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do India and OECD rank globally for solid food waste — emissions?
India ranks 4th and OECD ranks 3rd 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

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.