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Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CH4) by country

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...

Countries reporting
192
Highest
7,930 kt
China
Lowest
0.084 kt
Monaco
Median
35.08 kt
Years covered
34
1990–2023
Data points
7,416

What the numbers show

Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CH4) is currently reported for 192 countries. The highest value is 7,930 kt in China; the lowest is 0.084 kt in Monaco.

The median across all reporting countries is 35.08 kt, and the mean is 235.37 kt.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 94,451.

Over the past decade 182 countries rose and 10 fell. The largest increase was in Serbia and Montenegro (up 419.8%), and the largest decrease in Cuba (down 70.4%).

Solid Food Waste — Emissions: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 China 7,930 kt 2023 up 3.7% rising
2 China, mainland 7,850 kt 2023 up 3.7% rising
3 OECD 5,209 kt 2023 up 2.3% rising
4 India 3,808 kt 2023 up 2.8% rising
5 Indonesia 2,220 kt 2023 up 1.7% rising
6 Brazil 2,045 kt 2023 down 0.4% rising
7 Mexico 1,284 kt 2023 up 1.0% rising
8 Nigeria 861.68 kt 2023 up 0.7% rising
9 Russian Federation 855.68 kt 2023 up 1.7% rising
10 Pakistan 834.27 kt 2023 up 5.6% rising
11 Türkiye 791.16 kt 2023 up 6.4% rising
12 Thailand 518.44 kt 2023 up 1.2% rising
13 Egypt 453.62 kt 2023 up 5.9% rising
14 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 443.72 kt 2023 up 4.3% rising
15 Bangladesh 382.4 kt 2023 up 4.5% rising
16 Iraq 340.9 kt 2023 up 6.5% rising
17 Spain 339.9 kt 2023 up 1.4% rising
18 Caribbean 324.6 kt 2023 down 12.6% rising
19 Argentina 316.49 kt 2023 up 2.5% rising
20 Saudi Arabia 312.92 kt 2023 up 5.6% rising
21 Colombia 300.43 kt 2023 up 1.3% rising
22 Peru 276.5 kt 2023 up 1.9% rising
23 Algeria 269.8 kt 2023 up 4.8% rising
24 United Republic of Tanzania 262.51 kt 2023 up 3.0% rising
25 Ukraine 236.55 kt 2023 up 1.1% rising
26 Philippines 216.47 kt 2023 up 2.0% rising
27 Democratic Republic of the Congo 193.78 kt 2023 up 3.3% rising
28 Myanmar 183.74 kt 2023 up 1.3% rising
29 Malaysia 169.42 kt 2023 up 1.2% rising
30 Canada 168.19 kt 2023 up 1.0% rising
31 Kenya 163.99 kt 2023 up 3.4% rising
32 Chile 156.56 kt 2023 up 8.8% rising
33 Morocco 149.38 kt 2023 up 5.0% rising
34 Uganda 145.67 kt 2023 up 2.6% rising
35 Ethiopia 143.97 kt 2023 up 5.2% rising
36 Australia and New Zealand 136.88 kt 2023 up 4.4% rising
37 Viet Nam 125.93 kt 2023 up 3.3% rising
38 Ecuador 122.7 kt 2023 up 1.8% rising
39 Ghana 118.86 kt 2023 up 3.0% rising
40 Côte d'Ivoire 114.95 kt 2023 up 2.6% rising
41 Dominican Republic 114.69 kt 2023 up 2.4% rising
42 Australia 108.75 kt 2023 up 5.0% rising
43 Poland 100.03 kt 2023 up 2.5% rising
44 Romania 97.49 kt 2023 up 4.3% rising
45 Greece 96.24 kt 2023 up 0.6% rising
46 Mongolia 91.32 kt 2023 up 10.3% rising
47 Rwanda 91.12 kt 2023 up 2.9% rising
48 Syrian Arab Republic 89.16 kt 2023 up 2.3% rising
49 France 87.56 kt 2023 up 0.6% rising
50 Guatemala 85.84 kt 2023 up 2.9% rising
51 Sri Lanka 83.55 kt 2023 up 1.2% rising
52 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 80.95 kt 2023 up 0.7% rising
53 Madagascar 79.82 kt 2023 up 1.5% rising
54 Japan 78.18 kt 2023 down 0.5% flat
55 Israel 77.91 kt 2023 up 5.7% rising
56 Tunisia 77.59 kt 2023 up 0.2% rising
57 Afghanistan 75.03 kt 2023 up 36.1% rising
58 China, Hong Kong SAR 74.31 kt 2023 up 1.4% rising
59 Haiti 70.99 kt 2023 up 1.6% rising
60 Italy 69.64 kt 2023 up 1.1% rising
61 Nepal 67.9 kt 2023 up 3.6% rising
62 Sudan 67.86 kt 2023 up 4.5% flat
63 United Arab Emirates 66.93 kt 2023 up 5.5% rising
64 Uzbekistan 65.24 kt 2023 up 14.0% rising
65 Sudan (former) 64.08 kt 2011 up 14.0% rising
66 Senegal 63.01 kt 2023 up 5.4% rising
67 Burkina Faso 57.99 kt 2023 up 6.1% rising
68 Honduras 57.82 kt 2023 up 2.4% rising
69 Jordan 57.68 kt 2023 up 6.2% rising
70 Azerbaijan 57.55 kt 2023 up 6.4% rising
71 Nicaragua 56.35 kt 2023 up 1.9% rising
72 Belarus 55.63 kt 2023 up 2.2% rising
73 Mozambique 54.58 kt 2023 up 1.3% rising
74 Kuwait 53.36 kt 2023 up 5.0% rising
75 El Salvador 51.44 kt 2023 up 1.7% rising
76 Angola 51.3 kt 2023 up 5.4% rising
77 Serbia 50.94 kt 2023 up 4.0% rising
78 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 49.57 kt 2023 up 6.4% rising
79 Republic of Moldova 48.82 kt 2023 up 4.2% rising
80 Czechia 48.49 kt 2023 up 2.5% rising
81 Paraguay 48.35 kt 2023 up 1.7% rising
82 Lebanon 47.74 kt 2023 up 2.7% rising
83 Zambia 47.44 kt 2023 up 1.2% rising
84 Yemen 47.24 kt 2023 down 31.3% rising
85 Somalia 46.32 kt 2023 up 6.3% rising
86 Serbia and Montenegro 46.07 kt 2005 up 419.8% rising
87 Panama 45.87 kt 2023 up 2.8% rising
88 Niger 45.8 kt 2023 up 6.1% rising
89 Cameroon 45.72 kt 2023 up 1.8% rising
90 Costa Rica 45.54 kt 2023 up 2.2% rising
91 Kazakhstan 41.17 kt 2023 up 16.6% rising
92 Portugal 40.26 kt 2023 up 1.5% rising
93 Puerto Rico 35.59 kt 2023 up 0.5% rising
94 Burundi 35.21 kt 2023 up 8.6% rising
95 Cambodia 35.18 kt 2023 up 3.7% rising
96 Germany 35.09 kt 2023 up 0.8% rising
97 Palestine 35.08 kt 2023 up 15.5% rising
98 Libya 34.6 kt 2023 up 3.5% rising
99 Jamaica 32.19 kt 2023 up 0.8% rising
100 Uruguay 30.75 kt 2023 up 2.3% rising
101 Chad 30.08 kt 2023 up 5.8% rising
102 Hungary 29.09 kt 2023 up 1.4% rising
103 Togo 28.43 kt 2023 up 2.1% rising
104 New Zealand 28.13 kt 2023 up 1.9% rising
105 Slovakia 26.31 kt 2023 up 2.3% rising
106 Tajikistan 25.84 kt 2023 up 6.9% rising
107 Croatia 22.36 kt 2023 up 4.0% rising
108 Bosnia and Herzegovina 22.05 kt 2023 up 2.7% rising
109 Trinidad and Tobago 22.03 kt 2023 up 0.2% rising
110 Cuba 21.63 kt 2023 down 70.4% falling
111 Mali 21.4 kt 2023 up 6.2% rising
112 Zimbabwe 18.52 kt 2023 up 6.6% rising
113 Bulgaria 17.78 kt 2023 up 3.3% rising
114 Qatar 17.73 kt 2023 up 6.8% rising
115 Bahrain 16.77 kt 2023 up 5.9% rising
116 Kyrgyzstan 16.14 kt 2023 up 7.0% rising
117 Guinea 15.43 kt 2023 up 3.8% rising
118 Sierra Leone 15.08 kt 2023 up 1.0% rising
119 Switzerland 14.63 kt 2023 up 1.3% rising
120 Georgia 13.99 kt 2023 up 5.2% rising
121 Liberia 13.96 kt 2023 up 2.1% rising
122 Benin 13.17 kt 2023 up 6.0% rising
123 Albania 12.55 kt 2023 up 7.2% rising
124 North Macedonia 10.89 kt 2023 up 4.8% rising
125 Ireland 10.77 kt 2023 up 2.7% rising
126 Cyprus 10.71 kt 2023 up 0.8% rising
127 Mauritania 10.71 kt 2023 up 5.8% rising
128 Latvia 9.69 kt 2023 up 4.2% rising
129 Armenia 9.66 kt 2023 up 6.8% rising
130 Oman 9.41 kt 2023 up 5.6% rising
131 Lithuania 9.16 kt 2023 up 4.6% rising
132 Lao People's Democratic Republic 8.44 kt 2023 up 2.9% rising
133 Republic of Korea 8.34 kt 2023 up 1.6% rising
134 Bahamas 7.35 kt 2023 up 0.9% rising
135 Guinea-Bissau 7.25 kt 2023 up 2.7% rising
136 Turkmenistan 6.39 kt 2023 up 15.1% rising
137 Finland 6.21 kt 2023 up 0.7% rising
138 China, Macao SAR 5.92 kt 2023 up 0.1% rising
139 Mauritius 5.75 kt 2023 up 0.8% rising
140 Malta 5.7 kt 2023 up 3.6% rising
141 Brunei Darussalam 5.23 kt 2023 down 0.5% rising
142 Austria 5.18 kt 2023 up 0.9% rising
143 Guyana 4.9 kt 2023 up 4.9% rising
144 Barbados 4.86 kt 2023 up 0.7% rising
145 Montenegro 4.79 kt 2023 up 10.4% rising
146 Slovenia 4.76 kt 2023 up 2.0% rising
147 Congo 4.69 kt 2023 down 0.0% rising
148 Gambia 4.63 kt 2023 up 5.3% rising
149 Belgium-Luxembourg 4.54 kt 1999 up 14.8% rising
150 United States Virgin Islands 4.1 kt 2023 up 1.3% rising
151 Belize 3.16 kt 2023 up 1.6% rising
152 Cabo Verde 3.16 kt 2023 up 5.6% rising
153 Norway 3.15 kt 2023 up 0.7% rising
154 Bhutan 3.08 kt 2023 up 10.1% rising
155 Gabon 3 kt 2023 up 0.7% rising
156 Belgium 2.89 kt 2023 up 0.9% flat
157 Namibia 2.8 kt 2023 up 5.0% rising
158 Equatorial Guinea 2.48 kt 2023 down 1.7% rising
159 Aruba 2.39 kt 2023 up 1.0% rising
160 Botswana 2.38 kt 2023 up 5.4% rising
161 Saint Lucia 2.37 kt 2023 up 1.5% rising
162 Djibouti 2.24 kt 2023 up 9.9% rising
163 Eswatini 2.22 kt 2023 up 4.9% rising
164 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 2.15 kt 2023 up 0.9% rising
165 Suriname 2.09 kt 2023 down 1.0% rising
166 Luxembourg 1.98 kt 2023 up 1.7% rising
167 Comoros 1.89 kt 2023 up 1.2% rising
168 Iceland 1.8 kt 2023 up 2.3% rising
169 Maldives 1.6 kt 2023 up 3.3% rising
170 Cayman Islands 1.46 kt 2023 up 5.8% rising
171 Estonia 1.27 kt 2023 up 4.0% rising
172 Timor-Leste 1.24 kt 2023 up 4.0% rising
173 Denmark 1.14 kt 2023 up 0.9% rising
174 Channel Islands 1.03 kt 2023 up 33.9% rising
175 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1 kt 2023 up 1.3% rising
176 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.9984 kt 2023 up 1.0% rising
177 Seychelles 0.9948 kt 2023 up 2.4% rising
178 Antigua and Barbuda 0.9352 kt 2023 up 1.4% rising
179 Grenada 0.9007 kt 2023 up 2.0% rising
180 Sweden 0.7801 kt 2023 up 0.8% rising
181 Lesotho 0.7687 kt 2023 up 1.0% rising
182 Curaçao 0.7355 kt 2023 up 0.5% flat
183 Dominica 0.4009 kt 2023 up 1.1% rising
184 Andorra 0.3632 kt 2023 up 0.5% rising
185 Sao Tome and Principe 0.3283 kt 2023 up 4.5% rising
186 Faroe Islands 0.3173 kt 2023 up 2.0% rising
187 Liechtenstein 0.2183 kt 2023 up 1.8% rising
188 Singapore 0.1873 kt 2023 up 2.0% rising
189 San Marino 0.1624 kt 2023 up 8.2% rising
190 Isle of Man 0.1345 kt 2023 down 30.7% rising
191 Bermuda 0.0994 kt 2023 up 0.8% rising
192 Monaco 0.084 kt 2023 up 2.5% rising

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

About this data

Indicator
Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CH4)
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.