Solid Food Waste — Emissions in Denmark
Denmark: Solid Food Waste — Emissions was 1.14 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Solid Food Waste — Emissions in Denmark, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 1.14 kt for solid food waste — emissions in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, solid food waste — emissions in Denmark peaked at 1.14 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.9445 kt, in 1990.
Denmark ranks 162nd of 180 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Solid Food Waste — Emissions in Denmark, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.9445 kt | — |
| 1991 | 0.9707 kt | +2.8% |
| 1992 | 0.9933 kt | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 1.01 kt | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 1.03 kt | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 1.04 kt | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 1.05 kt | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 1.06 kt | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 1.07 kt | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 1.08 kt | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 1.08 kt | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 1.09 kt | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 1.09 kt | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 1.1 kt | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 1.1 kt | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 1.11 kt | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 1.11 kt | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 1.11 kt | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 1.12 kt | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 1.12 kt | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 1.12 kt | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 1.13 kt | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 1.13 kt | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 1.13 kt | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 1.13 kt | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 1.13 kt | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.13 kt | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.13 kt | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 1.13 kt | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 1.14 kt | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 1.14 kt | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 1.14 kt | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 1.14 kt | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 1.14 kt | +0.1% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 1.14 kt is below the median for high income countries, which is 10.71 kt, 11% of the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 1.14 kt is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 12.55 kt, 9% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.03 kt | 0.9445 kt | 1.08 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.1 kt | 1.08 kt | 1.12 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.13 kt | 1.12 kt | 1.14 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.14 kt | 1.14 kt | 1.14 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
- 159 Maldives 1.6 kt compare
- 160 Cayman Islands 1.46 kt compare
- 161 Estonia 1.27 kt compare
- 163 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1 kt compare
- 164 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.9984 kt compare
- 165 Seychelles 0.9948 kt compare
More climate change data for Denmark
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 184.48 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 8,374 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,827 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 6,546 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 6.9 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 233.8 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,637 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,616 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 20.71 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 6.1 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is solid food waste — emissions in Denmark?
- Solid food waste — emissions in Denmark was 1.14 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest solid food waste — emissions recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 1.14 kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest solid food waste — emissions recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9445 kt in 1990.
- How does Denmark rank for solid food waste — emissions?
- Denmark ranks 162nd out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is solid food waste — emissions rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Denmark 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.