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

Asia
546,064 kt
in 2023
OECD
145,839 kt
in 2023
Asia rank
3rd
OECD rank
3rd

Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) over time

  • Asia
  • OECD
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How they compare

Asia currently reports 546,064 kt against 145,839 kt in OECD, a difference of 400,225 kt.

That makes Asia's figure about 3.7 times OECD's.

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

Asia ranks 3rd and OECD ranks 3rd of 34 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Asia OECD Difference Ahead
1990s 447,869 kt 121,878 kt 325,992 kt Asia
2000s 497,256 kt 136,610 kt 360,647 kt Asia
2010s 530,371 kt 142,968 kt 387,403 kt Asia
2020s 543,913 kt 145,313 kt 398,600 kt Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher solid food waste — emissions (co2eq), Asia or OECD?
Asia, at 546,064 kt against 145,839 kt in OECD as of 2023.
What is the difference in solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) between Asia and OECD?
400,225 kt, with Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Asia and OECD?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Asia and OECD rank globally for solid food waste — emissions (co2eq)?
Asia ranks 3rd 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 (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.