Iraq vs Western Asia: Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq)
Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) over time
- Iraq
- Western Asia
How they compare
Western Asia currently reports 57,565 kt against 9,545 kt in Iraq, a difference of 48,020 kt.
That makes Western Asia's figure about 6.0 times Iraq's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Western Asia has been ahead every year.
Iraq ranks 16th and Western Asia ranks 15th of 192 countries.
Western Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Western Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6,530 kt | 37,777 kt | 31,248 kt | Western Asia |
| 2000s | 8,053 kt | 49,207 kt | 41,153 kt | Western Asia |
| 2010s | 9,052 kt | 55,484 kt | 46,432 kt | Western Asia |
| 2020s | 9,475 kt | 57,364 kt | 47,889 kt | Western Asia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher solid food waste — emissions (co2eq), Iraq or Western Asia?
- Western Asia, at 57,565 kt against 9,545 kt in Iraq as of 2023.
- What is the difference in solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) between Iraq and Western Asia?
- 48,020 kt, with Western Asia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Western Asia?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Iraq and Western Asia rank globally for solid food waste — emissions (co2eq)?
- Iraq ranks 16th and Western Asia ranks 15th 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
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.