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.

How many years of comparable data are there for Asia 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 (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Asia vs OECD: Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)

Asia

546,064 kt

in 2023

OECD

145,839 kt

in 2023

Asia rank

3rd

OECD rank

3rd

Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) over time

Asia
OECD

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 32 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 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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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: 227 places, 7,442 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 23 October 2026

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.