Americas vs OECD: Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) over time
- Americas
- OECD
How they compare
Americas currently reports 194,976 kt against 145,839 kt in OECD, a difference of 49,137 kt.
That makes Americas's figure about 1.3 times OECD's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Americas has been ahead every year.
Americas ranks 5th and OECD ranks 3rd of 32 groups.
Americas has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Americas | OECD | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 178,431 kt | 121,878 kt | 56,553 kt | Americas |
| 2000s | 188,216 kt | 136,610 kt | 51,607 kt | Americas |
| 2010s | 194,428 kt | 142,968 kt | 51,460 kt | Americas |
| 2020s | 195,040 kt | 145,313 kt | 49,727 kt | Americas |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher solid food waste — emissions (co2eq), Americas or OECD?
- Americas, at 194,976 kt against 145,839 kt in OECD as of 2023.
- What is the difference in solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) between Americas and OECD?
- 49,137 kt, with Americas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and OECD?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Americas and OECD rank globally for solid food waste — emissions (co2eq)?
- Americas ranks 5th and OECD ranks 3rd of 32 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 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.