Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) vs Sri Lanka: Waste — Emissions Share

Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
3.25 %
in 2023
Sri Lanka
11.63 %
in 2023
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) rank
23rd
Sri Lanka rank
23rd

Waste — Emissions Share over time

  • Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
  • Sri Lanka
2.557.51012.5199020062023

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 11.63 % against 3.25 % in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs), a difference of 8.38 %.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 3.6 times Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)'s.

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

Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ranks 23rd and Sri Lanka ranks 23rd of 34 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1990s 2.3 % 7.75 % 5.44 % Sri Lanka
2000s 2.54 % 7.62 % 5.08 % Sri Lanka
2010s 2.87 % 9.63 % 6.76 % Sri Lanka
2020s 3.15 % 10.69 % 7.54 % Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions share, Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 11.63 % against 3.25 % in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions share between Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) and Sri Lanka?
8.38 %, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) and Sri Lanka?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) and Sri Lanka rank globally for waste — emissions share?
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ranks 23rd and Sri Lanka ranks 23rd of 34 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Waste — Emissions Share (N2O). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Waste — Emissions Share (N2O)
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
242 places, 8,008 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.