India vs Southern Asia: Solid Food Waste — Emissions
Solid Food Waste — Emissions over time
- India
- Southern Asia
How they compare
Southern Asia currently reports 5,699 kt against 3,808 kt in India, a difference of 1,891 kt.
That makes Southern Asia's figure about 1.5 times India's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Southern Asia has been ahead every year.
India ranks 4th and Southern Asia ranks 7th of 192 countries.
Southern Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Southern Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,286 kt | 4,668 kt | 1,381 kt | Southern Asia |
| 2000s | 3,558 kt | 5,194 kt | 1,636 kt | Southern Asia |
| 2010s | 3,720 kt | 5,526 kt | 1,806 kt | Southern Asia |
| 2020s | 3,794 kt | 5,674 kt | 1,880 kt | Southern Asia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher solid food waste — emissions, India or Southern Asia?
- Southern Asia, at 5,699 kt against 3,808 kt in India as of 2023.
- What is the difference in solid food waste — emissions between India and Southern Asia?
- 1,891 kt, with Southern Asia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Southern Asia?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do India and Southern Asia rank globally for solid food waste — emissions?
- India ranks 4th and Southern Asia ranks 7th of 192 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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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Pre- and post- agricultural production includes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and related activity data, generated from pre- and post-agriculture production stages of the agri-food 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). The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2) and CO2 equivalent (CO2eq) emissions from the above activities as well as the aggregate fluorinated gases (F-gases) emissions. Estimates are available by country, with global coverage and are updated annually.The FAOSTAT domain disseminates information estimates of CH4, N2O, CO2 emissions, F-gases, their aggregates in CO2eq in units of kilotonnes (kt, or 10^6 kg), and the underlying activity data. CO2eq emissions are computed by using the IPCC Fifth Assessment report global warming potentials, AR5 (IPCC, 2014). Data are available for most countries and territories, for standard FAOSTAT regional aggregations, and for Annex I and non-Annex I country groups.