Solid Food Waste — Emissions in Caribbean
Caribbean: Solid Food Waste — Emissions was 324.6 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Solid Food Waste — Emissions in Caribbean, 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 Caribbean is 324.6 kt, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is down 3.0% on the previous year and down 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, solid food waste — emissions in Caribbean peaked at 374.99 kt in 2019 and was at its lowest, 324.6 kt, in 2023.
That places Caribbean 24th out of 31 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Solid Food Waste — Emissions in Caribbean, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 337.56 kt | — |
| 1991 | 340.01 kt | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 341.31 kt | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 342.41 kt | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 343.79 kt | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 345.39 kt | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 346.53 kt | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 347.76 kt | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 348.93 kt | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 350.05 kt | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 351.63 kt | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 352.78 kt | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 355.16 kt | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 356.22 kt | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 357.43 kt | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 359.4 kt | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 361.58 kt | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 363.66 kt | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 365.46 kt | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 366.59 kt | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 367.7 kt | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 369.62 kt | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 370.63 kt | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 371.48 kt | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 372.23 kt | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 372.86 kt | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 373.34 kt | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 373.91 kt | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 374.55 kt | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 374.99 kt | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 374.9 kt | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 349.47 kt | -6.8% |
| 2022 | 334.5 kt | -4.3% |
| 2023 | 324.6 kt | -3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 344.37 kt | 337.56 kt | 350.05 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 358.99 kt | 351.63 kt | 366.59 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 372.13 kt | 367.7 kt | 374.99 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 345.87 kt | 324.6 kt | 374.9 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Caribbean
More climate change data for Caribbean
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 196.02 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 31,106 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 8,905 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 22,200 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 33.6 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 792.87 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 5,098 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,366 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3,732 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 5.15 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is solid food waste — emissions in Caribbean?
- Solid food waste — emissions in Caribbean was 324.6 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest solid food waste — emissions recorded in Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 374.99 kt in 2019.
- What is the lowest solid food waste — emissions recorded in Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 324.6 kt in 2023.
- How does Caribbean rank for solid food waste — emissions?
- Caribbean ranks 24th out of 31 countries with data for 2023.
- Is solid food waste — emissions rising or falling in Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Caribbean 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.