Which has higher solid food waste — emissions (co2eq), Guatemala or Madagascar?

Guatemala, at 2,404 kt against 2,235 kt in Madagascar as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Madagascar?

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.

Guatemala vs Madagascar: Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq)

Guatemala

2,404 kt

in 2023

Madagascar

2,235 kt

in 2023

Guatemala rank

50th

Madagascar rank

53rd

Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) over time

Guatemala
Madagascar

How they compare

Guatemala currently reports 2,404 kt against 2,235 kt in Madagascar, a difference of 169 kt.

That makes Guatemala's figure about 1.1 times Madagascar's.

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

Guatemala ranks 50th and Madagascar ranks 53rd of 192 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Guatemala	Madagascar	Difference	Ahead
1990s	2,136 kt	2,064 kt	72.79 kt	Guatemala
2000s	2,266 kt	2,140 kt	125.49 kt	Guatemala
2010s	2,347 kt	2,205 kt	141.37 kt	Guatemala
2020s	2,393 kt	2,230 kt	163.61 kt	Guatemala

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher solid food waste — emissions (co2eq), Guatemala or Madagascar?: Guatemala, at 2,404 kt against 2,235 kt in Madagascar as of 2023.
What is the difference in solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) between Guatemala and Madagascar?: 169 kt, with Guatemala ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Madagascar?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Guatemala and Madagascar rank globally for solid food waste — emissions (co2eq)?: Guatemala ranks 50th and Madagascar ranks 53rd of 192 countries.
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.