Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CH4) in Colombia
Colombia: Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CH4) was 300.43 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Solid Food Waste — Emissions in Colombia, 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 Colombia is 300.43 kt, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, solid food waste — emissions in Colombia peaked at 300.43 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 240.28 kt, in 1990.
Colombia ranks 21st of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CH4) in Colombia, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 240.28 kt | — |
| 1991 | 246.86 kt | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 252.67 kt | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 257.75 kt | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 262.39 kt | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 266.47 kt | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 269.96 kt | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 273.06 kt | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 275.46 kt | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 277.2 kt | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 278.98 kt | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 280.4 kt | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 281.58 kt | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 282.49 kt | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 283.69 kt | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 285.11 kt | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 286.47 kt | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 288.08 kt | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 289.72 kt | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 290.98 kt | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 292.46 kt | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 293.98 kt | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 295.43 kt | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 296.69 kt | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 297.73 kt | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 298.06 kt | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 298.31 kt | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 298.71 kt | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 299.17 kt | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 299.48 kt | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 299.38 kt | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 299.66 kt | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 300.03 kt | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 300.43 kt | +0.1% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 300.43 kt is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 50.94 kt, 5.9× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 300.43 kt is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 32.19 kt, 9.3× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 262.21 kt | 240.28 kt | 277.2 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 284.75 kt | 278.98 kt | 290.98 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 297 kt | 292.46 kt | 299.48 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 299.87 kt | 299.38 kt | 300.43 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
More climate change data for Colombia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 578.93 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 89,376 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 19,540 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 69,836 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 73.73 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 2,494 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 8,330 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 3,828 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 4,502 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 14.44 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is solid food waste — emissions in Colombia?
- Solid food waste — emissions in Colombia was 300.43 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest solid food waste — emissions recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 300.43 kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest solid food waste — emissions recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 240.28 kt in 1990.
- How does Colombia rank for solid food waste — emissions?
- Colombia ranks 21st out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is solid food waste — emissions rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Colombia 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.