Africa vs Mexico: Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq)
Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) over time
- Africa
- Mexico
How they compare
Africa currently reports 113,632 kt against 35,963 kt in Mexico, a difference of 77,669 kt.
That makes Africa's figure about 3.2 times Mexico's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Africa has been ahead every year.
Africa ranks 10th and Mexico ranks 7th of 34 groups.
Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Africa | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 94,135 kt | 31,828 kt | 62,306 kt | Africa |
| 2000s | 103,969 kt | 34,690 kt | 69,278 kt | Africa |
| 2010s | 110,636 kt | 35,628 kt | 75,008 kt | Africa |
| 2020s | 113,208 kt | 35,865 kt | 77,343 kt | Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher solid food waste — emissions (co2eq), Africa or Mexico?
- Africa, at 113,632 kt against 35,963 kt in Mexico as of 2023.
- What is the difference in solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) between Africa and Mexico?
- 77,669 kt, with Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and Mexico?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Africa and Mexico rank globally for solid food waste — emissions (co2eq)?
- Africa ranks 10th and Mexico ranks 7th of 34 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). 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.