Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CH4) in Annex I countries
Annex I countries: Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CH4) was 5,038 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Solid Food Waste — Emissions in Annex I countries, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
The most recent figure for solid food waste — emissions in Annex I countries is 5,038 kt, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, solid food waste — emissions in Annex I countries peaked at 5,038 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3,385 kt, in 1990.
Annex I countries ranks 9th of 32 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.
Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CH4) in Annex I countries, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3,385 kt | — |
| 1991 | 3,616 kt | +6.8% |
| 1992 | 3,731 kt | +3.2% |
| 1993 | 3,881 kt | +4.0% |
| 1994 | 4,008 kt | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 4,121 kt | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 4,218 kt | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 4,302 kt | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 4,372 kt | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 4,431 kt | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 4,485 kt | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 4,532 kt | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 4,576 kt | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 4,618 kt | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 4,659 kt | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 4,698 kt | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 4,736 kt | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 4,773 kt | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 4,807 kt | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 4,832 kt | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 4,857 kt | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 4,882 kt | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 4,904 kt | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 4,924 kt | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 4,941 kt | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 4,952 kt | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 4,962 kt | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 4,973 kt | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 4,985 kt | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 4,995 kt | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 5,003 kt | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 5,015 kt | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 5,026 kt | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 5,038 kt | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4,007 kt | 3,385 kt | 4,431 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,672 kt | 4,485 kt | 4,832 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,938 kt | 4,857 kt | 4,995 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,020 kt | 5,003 kt | 5,038 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Annex I countries
More climate change data for Annex I countries
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 30.57 billion kg (2050)
- Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues 3.5 kt (2050)
- Maize (corn) — Crop residues 4.04 billion kg (2050)
- Maize (corn) — Crop residues 77.86 kt (2050)
- Maize (corn) — Crop residues 63.56 kt (2050)
- Maize (corn) — Crop residues 14.3 kt (2050)
- Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues 50.00 million t (2050)
- Potatoes — Crop residues 280.73 million kg (2050)
- Potatoes — Crop residues 4.41 kt (2050)
- Potatoes — Crop residues 5.4 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is solid food waste — emissions in Annex I countries?
- Solid food waste — emissions in Annex I countries was 5,038 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest solid food waste — emissions recorded in Annex I countries?
- The highest recorded value was 5,038 kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest solid food waste — emissions recorded in Annex I countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,385 kt in 1990.
- How does Annex I countries rank for solid food waste — emissions?
- Annex I countries ranks 9th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
- Is solid food waste — emissions rising or falling in Annex I countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Annex I countries 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 Emissions from Pre- and Post-Agricultural Production provides estimates of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and related activity data associated with pre- and post-production stages of agrifood systems. The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2), fluorinated gases (F-gases) and their aggregates expressed in carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2eq). Estimates are computed following Tier 1 methods of the IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014) and are disseminated annually.