Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CH4) in Eastern Asia
Eastern Asia: Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CH4) was 8,108 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Solid Food Waste — Emissions in Eastern Asia, 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 Eastern Asia is 8,108 kt, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, solid food waste — emissions in Eastern Asia peaked at 8,108 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 6,172 kt, in 1990.
That places Eastern Asia 4th out of 32 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CH4) in Eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 6,172 kt | — |
| 1991 | 6,339 kt | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 6,483 kt | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 6,605 kt | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 6,718 kt | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 6,824 kt | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 6,919 kt | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 7,003 kt | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 7,076 kt | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 7,139 kt | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 7,196 kt | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 7,249 kt | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 7,297 kt | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 7,342 kt | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 7,387 kt | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 7,432 kt | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 7,478 kt | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 7,528 kt | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 7,581 kt | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 7,629 kt | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 7,677 kt | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 7,727 kt | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 7,774 kt | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 7,818 kt | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 7,859 kt | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 7,895 kt | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 7,926 kt | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 7,956 kt | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 7,987 kt | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 8,013 kt | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 8,037 kt | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 8,065 kt | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 8,088 kt | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 8,108 kt | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6,728 kt | 6,172 kt | 7,139 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 7,412 kt | 7,196 kt | 7,629 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,863 kt | 7,677 kt | 8,013 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,074 kt | 8,037 kt | 8,108 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Asia
More climate change data for Eastern Asia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 32.09 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 650,555 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 205,086 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 445,468 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 773.91 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 15,910 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 363,511 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 206,758 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 156,753 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 780.22 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is solid food waste — emissions in Eastern Asia?
- Solid food waste — emissions in Eastern Asia was 8,108 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest solid food waste — emissions recorded in Eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 8,108 kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest solid food waste — emissions recorded in Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,172 kt in 1990.
- How does Eastern Asia rank for solid food waste — emissions?
- Eastern Asia ranks 4th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
- Is solid food waste — emissions rising or falling in Eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eastern Asia 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.