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

OECD
145,839 kt
in 2023
World
927,739 kt
in 2023
OECD rank
3rd
World rank
1st

Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) over time

  • OECD
  • World
200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k1.0M199020062023

How they compare

World currently reports 927,739 kt against 145,839 kt in OECD, a difference of 781,900 kt.

That makes World's figure about 6.4 times OECD's.

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

OECD ranks 3rd and World ranks 1st of 192 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade OECD World Difference Ahead
1990s 121,878 kt 772,846 kt 650,968 kt World
2000s 136,610 kt 856,444 kt 719,835 kt World
2010s 142,968 kt 907,208 kt 764,241 kt World
2020s 145,313 kt 925,011 kt 779,698 kt World

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher solid food waste — emissions (co2eq), OECD or World?
World, at 927,739 kt against 145,839 kt in OECD as of 2023.
What is the difference in solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) between OECD and World?
781,900 kt, with World ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for OECD and World?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do OECD and World rank globally for solid food waste — emissions (co2eq)?
OECD ranks 3rd and World ranks 1st 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

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.