Which has higher solid food waste — emissions, Non-Annex I countries or OECD?

Non-Annex I countries, at 28,060 kt against 5,209 kt in OECD as of 2023.

What is the difference in solid food waste — emissions between Non-Annex I countries and OECD?

22,851 kt, with Non-Annex I countries ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Non-Annex I countries and OECD?

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.

Non-Annex I countries vs OECD: Solid Food Waste — Emissions

Non-Annex I countries

28,060 kt

in 2023

OECD

5,209 kt

in 2023

Non-Annex I countries rank

2nd

OECD rank

3rd

Solid Food Waste — Emissions over time

Non-Annex I countries
OECD

How they compare

Non-Annex I countries currently reports 28,060 kt against 5,209 kt in OECD, a difference of 22,851 kt.

That makes Non-Annex I countries's figure about 5.4 times OECD's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Non-Annex I countries has been ahead every year.

Non-Annex I countries ranks 2nd and OECD ranks 3rd of 34 groups.

Non-Annex I countries has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Non-Annex I countries	OECD	Difference	Ahead
1990s	23,589 kt	4,353 kt	19,237 kt	Non-Annex I countries
2000s	25,893 kt	4,879 kt	21,014 kt	Non-Annex I countries
2010s	27,431 kt	5,106 kt	22,325 kt	Non-Annex I countries
2020s	27,980 kt	5,190 kt	22,791 kt	Non-Annex I countries

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher solid food waste — emissions, Non-Annex I countries or OECD?: Non-Annex I countries, at 28,060 kt against 5,209 kt in OECD as of 2023.
What is the difference in solid food waste — emissions between Non-Annex I countries and OECD?: 22,851 kt, with Non-Annex I countries ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Non-Annex I countries and OECD?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Non-Annex I countries and OECD rank globally for solid food waste — emissions?: Non-Annex I countries ranks 2nd and OECD ranks 3rd of 34 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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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
Last refreshed: 13 August 2026

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.