Lao People's Democratic Republic vs Northern America: Solid Food Waste — Emissions

Lao People's Democratic Republic
8.44 kt
in 2023
Northern America
1,655 kt
in 2023
Lao People's Democratic Republic rank
13th
Northern America rank
14th

Solid Food Waste — Emissions over time

  • Lao People's Democratic Republic
  • Northern America
05001.0k1.5k199020062023

How they compare

Northern America currently reports 1,655 kt against 8.44 kt in Lao People's Democratic Republic, a difference of 1,647 kt.

That makes Northern America's figure about 196.1 times Lao People's Democratic Republic's.

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

Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 13th and Northern America ranks 14th of 15 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Lao People's Democratic Republic Northern America Difference Ahead
1990s 7.38 kt 1,555 kt 1,547 kt Northern America
2000s 7.73 kt 1,611 kt 1,603 kt Northern America
2010s 8.26 kt 1,636 kt 1,628 kt Northern America
2020s 8.45 kt 1,651 kt 1,642 kt Northern America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher solid food waste — emissions, Lao People's Democratic Republic or Northern America?
Northern America, at 1,655 kt against 8.44 kt in Lao People's Democratic Republic as of 2023.
What is the difference in solid food waste — emissions between Lao People's Democratic Republic and Northern America?
1,647 kt, with Northern America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lao People's Democratic Republic and Northern America?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Lao People's Democratic Republic and Northern America rank globally for solid food waste — emissions?
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 13th and Northern America ranks 14th of 15 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

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
226 places, 7,416 data points, 1990–2023
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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.