Solid Food Waste — Emissions in Africa
Africa: Solid Food Waste — Emissions was 4,058 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Solid Food Waste — Emissions in Africa, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Africa recorded 4,058 kt for solid food waste — emissions in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, solid food waste — emissions in Africa peaked at 4,058 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3,079 kt, in 1990.
Africa ranks 10th of 34 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,362 kt | 3,079 kt | 3,569 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,713 kt | 3,598 kt | 3,838 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,951 kt | 3,863 kt | 4,017 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,043 kt | 4,027 kt | 4,058 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Africa
More climate change data for Africa
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 778,093 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO 263,963 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO 514,131 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 996.09 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 18,362 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 114,526 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 60,368 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 54,158 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 227.81 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 1,934 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is solid food waste — emissions in Africa?
- Solid food waste — emissions in Africa was 4,058 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest solid food waste — emissions recorded in Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 4,058 kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest solid food waste — emissions recorded in Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,079 kt in 1990.
- How does Africa rank for solid food waste — emissions?
- Africa ranks 10th out of 34 groups with data for 2023.
- Is solid food waste — emissions rising or falling in Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.