Solid Food Waste — Emissions in Democratic Republic of the Congo

Democratic Republic of the Congo: Solid Food Waste — Emissions was 193.78 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
193.78 kt
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
8th
of 15 countries
All-time high
193.78 kt
in 2023
All-time low
175.7 kt
in 1999
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Solid Food Waste — Emissions in Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1990–2023

0501001502001990200620231990: 177.1 kt1991: 177.8 kt1992: 178.1 kt1993: 179 kt1994: 177.8 kt1995: 177.1 kt1996: 176.7 kt1997: 176.5 kt1998: 176.5 kt1999: 175.7 kt2000: 179.1 kt2001: 178.5 kt2002: 178.7 kt2003: 178.9 kt2004: 179.4 kt2005: 180.1 kt2006: 181.1 kt2007: 182.1 kt2008: 183.3 kt2009: 183.8 kt2010: 184.6 kt2011: 185.6 kt2012: 186.6 kt2013: 187.5 kt2014: 188.4 kt2015: 189.1 kt2016: 189.5 kt2017: 189.9 kt2018: 190.7 kt2019: 191.5 kt2020: 191.8 kt2021: 192.4 kt2022: 193.2 kt2023: 193.8 kt

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.

Analysis

The most recent figure for solid food waste — emissions in Democratic Republic of the Congo is 193.78 kt, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, solid food waste — emissions in Democratic Republic of the Congo peaked at 193.78 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 175.7 kt, in 1999.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Solid Food Waste — Emissions in Democratic Republic of the Congo, year by year

Annual values for Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CH4) in Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 177.09 kt —
1991 177.83 kt +0.4%
1992 178.06 kt +0.1%
1993 178.96 kt +0.5%
1994 177.84 kt -0.6%
1995 177.11 kt -0.4%
1996 176.69 kt -0.2%
1997 176.55 kt -0.1%
1998 176.5 kt -0.0%
1999 175.7 kt -0.5%
2000 179.06 kt +1.9%
2001 178.49 kt -0.3%
2002 178.7 kt +0.1%
2003 178.88 kt +0.1%
2004 179.39 kt +0.3%
2005 180.11 kt +0.4%
2006 181.1 kt +0.5%
2007 182.12 kt +0.6%
2008 183.25 kt +0.6%
2009 183.81 kt +0.3%
2010 184.6 kt +0.4%
2011 185.6 kt +0.5%
2012 186.59 kt +0.5%
2013 187.52 kt +0.5%
2014 188.39 kt +0.5%
2015 189.11 kt +0.4%
2016 189.52 kt +0.2%
2017 189.87 kt +0.2%
2018 190.71 kt +0.4%
2019 191.47 kt +0.4%
2020 191.8 kt +0.2%
2021 192.38 kt +0.3%
2022 193.22 kt +0.4%
2023 193.78 kt +0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 177.23 kt 175.7 kt 178.96 kt 10
2000s 180.49 kt 178.49 kt 183.81 kt 10
2010s 188.34 kt 184.6 kt 191.47 kt 10
2020s 192.8 kt 191.8 kt 193.78 kt 4

Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of the Congo

  1. 5 Indonesia 2,220 kt compare
  2. 6 Brazil 2,045 kt compare
  3. 7 Mexico 1,284 kt compare
  4. 7 United Republic of Tanzania 262.51 kt compare
  5. 8 Nigeria 861.68 kt compare
  6. 9 Russian Federation 855.68 kt compare
  7. 9 Viet Nam 125.93 kt compare
  8. 10 Pakistan 834.27 kt compare
  9. 10 Syrian Arab Republic 89.16 kt compare
  10. 11 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 49.57 kt compare
  11. 11 Thailand 518.44 kt compare

See the full ranking of 226 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is solid food waste — emissions in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
Solid food waste — emissions in Democratic Republic of the Congo was 193.78 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest solid food waste — emissions recorded in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
The highest recorded value was 193.78 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest solid food waste — emissions recorded in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
The lowest recorded value was 175.7 kt in 1999.
How does Democratic Republic of the Congo rank for solid food waste — emissions?
Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 8th out of 15 countries with data for 2023.
Is solid food waste — emissions rising or falling in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Democratic Republic of the Congo 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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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
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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.