Asia vs Brazil: Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq)

Asia
546,064 kt
in 2023
Brazil
57,255 kt
in 2023
Asia rank
3rd
Brazil rank
6th

Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) over time

  • Asia
  • Brazil
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How they compare

Asia currently reports 546,064 kt against 57,255 kt in Brazil, a difference of 488,809 kt.

That makes Asia's figure about 9.5 times Brazil's.

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

Asia ranks 3rd and Brazil ranks 6th of 34 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Asia Brazil Difference Ahead
1990s 447,869 kt 54,242 kt 393,627 kt Asia
2000s 497,256 kt 55,401 kt 441,855 kt Asia
2010s 530,371 kt 57,313 kt 473,058 kt Asia
2020s 543,913 kt 57,126 kt 486,787 kt Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher solid food waste — emissions (co2eq), Asia or Brazil?
Asia, at 546,064 kt against 57,255 kt in Brazil as of 2023.
What is the difference in solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) between Asia and Brazil?
488,809 kt, with Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Asia and Brazil?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Asia and Brazil rank globally for solid food waste — emissions (co2eq)?
Asia ranks 3rd and Brazil ranks 6th 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

Indicator
Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
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

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.