Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CH4) in Eastern Europe

Eastern Europe: Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CH4) was 1,516 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
1,516 kt
Change on year
up 0.2%
Rank
18th
of 32 groups
All-time high
1,516 kt
in 2023
All-time low
639.5 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Solid Food Waste — Emissions in Eastern Europe, 1990–2023

05001.0k1.5k1990200620231990: 639.5 kt1991: 797.1 kt1992: 858.3 kt1993: 954.7 kt1994: 1.0k kt1995: 1.1k kt1996: 1.2k kt1997: 1.2k kt1998: 1.2k kt1999: 1.3k kt2000: 1.3k kt2001: 1.3k kt2002: 1.3k kt2003: 1.4k kt2004: 1.4k kt2005: 1.4k kt2006: 1.4k kt2007: 1.4k kt2008: 1.4k kt2009: 1.4k kt2010: 1.5k kt2011: 1.5k kt2012: 1.5k kt2013: 1.5k kt2014: 1.5k kt2015: 1.5k kt2016: 1.5k kt2017: 1.5k kt2018: 1.5k kt2019: 1.5k kt2020: 1.5k kt2021: 1.5k kt2022: 1.5k kt2023: 1.5k kt

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

Analysis

Eastern Europe recorded 1,516 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 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, solid food waste — emissions in Eastern Europe peaked at 1,516 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 639.5 kt, in 1990.

Eastern Europe ranks 18th of 32 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CH4) in Eastern Europe, year by year

Annual values for Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CH4) in Eastern Europe, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 639.5 kt —
1991 797.13 kt +24.6%
1992 858.29 kt +7.7%
1993 954.75 kt +11.2%
1994 1,034 kt +8.3%
1995 1,101 kt +6.5%
1996 1,157 kt +5.0%
1997 1,203 kt +4.0%
1998 1,240 kt +3.0%
1999 1,268 kt +2.3%
2000 1,293 kt +2.0%
2001 1,316 kt +1.7%
2002 1,336 kt +1.5%
2003 1,354 kt +1.4%
2004 1,372 kt +1.3%
2005 1,390 kt +1.3%
2006 1,406 kt +1.2%
2007 1,422 kt +1.2%
2008 1,438 kt +1.1%
2009 1,448 kt +0.7%
2010 1,459 kt +0.7%
2011 1,469 kt +0.7%
2012 1,479 kt +0.6%
2013 1,487 kt +0.6%
2014 1,493 kt +0.4%
2015 1,494 kt +0.1%
2016 1,495 kt +0.1%
2017 1,498 kt +0.2%
2018 1,501 kt +0.2%
2019 1,504 kt +0.2%
2020 1,506 kt +0.1%
2021 1,509 kt +0.2%
2022 1,513 kt +0.2%
2023 1,516 kt +0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1,025 kt 639.5 kt 1,268 kt 10
2000s 1,378 kt 1,293 kt 1,448 kt 10
2010s 1,488 kt 1,459 kt 1,504 kt 10
2020s 1,511 kt 1,506 kt 1,516 kt 4

Countries ranked near Eastern Europe

  1. 15 Bangladesh 382.4 kt compare
  2. 16 Iraq 340.9 kt compare
  3. 17 Spain 339.9 kt compare
  4. 18 Caribbean 324.6 kt compare
  5. 19 Argentina 316.49 kt compare
  6. 20 Saudi Arabia 312.92 kt compare
  7. 21 Colombia 300.43 kt compare

See the full ranking of 227 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is solid food waste — emissions in Eastern Europe?
Solid food waste — emissions in Eastern Europe was 1,516 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest solid food waste — emissions recorded in Eastern Europe?
The highest recorded value was 1,516 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest solid food waste — emissions recorded in Eastern Europe?
The lowest recorded value was 639.5 kt in 1990.
How does Eastern Europe rank for solid food waste — emissions?
Eastern Europe ranks 18th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
Is solid food waste — emissions rising or falling in Eastern Europe?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Eastern Europe 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
227 places, 7,442 data points, 1990–2023
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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.