Which has higher solid food waste — emissions (co2eq), Central Asia or Malaysia?

Malaysia, at 4,744 kt against 4,334 kt in Central Asia as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Central Asia and Malaysia?

32 years are reported by both, from 1992 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.

Central Asia vs Malaysia: Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq)

Central Asia

4,334 kt

in 2023

Malaysia

4,744 kt

in 2023

Central Asia rank

30th

Malaysia rank

29th

Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) over time

Central Asia
Malaysia

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 4,744 kt against 4,334 kt in Central Asia, a difference of 410 kt.

That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.1 times Central Asia's.

Across all 32 years both countries report, Malaysia has been ahead every year.

Central Asia ranks 30th and Malaysia ranks 29th of 34 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Central Asia	Malaysia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	1,919 kt	4,427 kt	2,508 kt	Malaysia
2000s	3,122 kt	4,536 kt	1,414 kt	Malaysia
2010s	3,923 kt	4,690 kt	767.37 kt	Malaysia
2020s	4,273 kt	4,734 kt	460.7 kt	Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher solid food waste — emissions (co2eq), Central Asia or Malaysia?: Malaysia, at 4,744 kt against 4,334 kt in Central Asia as of 2023.
What is the difference in solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) between Central Asia and Malaysia?: 410 kt, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central Asia and Malaysia?: 32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
How do Central Asia and Malaysia rank globally for solid food waste — emissions (co2eq)?: Central Asia ranks 30th and Malaysia ranks 29th 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: 13 August 2026

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.