Solid Food Waste — Emissions in Ecuador

Ecuador: Solid Food Waste — Emissions was 122.7 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
122.7 kt
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
33rd
of 180 countries
All-time high
122.7 kt
in 2023
All-time low
106.99 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Solid Food Waste — Emissions in Ecuador, 1990–2023

02550751001251990200620231990: 107 kt1991: 108.6 kt1992: 109.9 kt1993: 110.9 kt1994: 111.9 kt1995: 112.8 kt1996: 113.5 kt1997: 114.1 kt1998: 114.6 kt1999: 114.6 kt2000: 114.4 kt2001: 114.7 kt2002: 115 kt2003: 115.4 kt2004: 115.9 kt2005: 116.4 kt2006: 116.9 kt2007: 117.4 kt2008: 118 kt2009: 118.5 kt2010: 119 kt2011: 119.5 kt2012: 120 kt2013: 120.6 kt2014: 121 kt2015: 121.3 kt2016: 121.5 kt2017: 121.8 kt2018: 122 kt2019: 122.2 kt2020: 122.2 kt2021: 122.3 kt2022: 122.5 kt2023: 122.7 kt

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for solid food waste — emissions in Ecuador is 122.7 kt, measured 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 1.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, solid food waste — emissions in Ecuador peaked at 122.7 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 106.99 kt, in 1990.

Ecuador ranks 33rd of 180 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 in Ecuador, year by year

Annual values for Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CH4) in Ecuador, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 106.99 kt —
1991 108.58 kt +1.5%
1992 109.87 kt +1.2%
1993 110.91 kt +0.9%
1994 111.92 kt +0.9%
1995 112.78 kt +0.8%
1996 113.46 kt +0.6%
1997 114.12 kt +0.6%
1998 114.62 kt +0.4%
1999 114.57 kt -0.0%
2000 114.44 kt -0.1%
2001 114.67 kt +0.2%
2002 115.01 kt +0.3%
2003 115.42 kt +0.4%
2004 115.88 kt +0.4%
2005 116.39 kt +0.4%
2006 116.91 kt +0.5%
2007 117.41 kt +0.4%
2008 118.03 kt +0.5%
2009 118.47 kt +0.4%
2010 118.97 kt +0.4%
2011 119.51 kt +0.5%
2012 120.04 kt +0.4%
2013 120.56 kt +0.4%
2014 121.02 kt +0.4%
2015 121.31 kt +0.2%
2016 121.54 kt +0.2%
2017 121.8 kt +0.2%
2018 122.02 kt +0.2%
2019 122.19 kt +0.1%
2020 122.19 kt -0.0%
2021 122.33 kt +0.1%
2022 122.53 kt +0.2%
2023 122.7 kt +0.1%

Ecuador compared with similar countries

  • Ecuador's 122.7 kt is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 50.94 kt, 2.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Ecuador's 122.7 kt is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 32.19 kt, 3.8× the median. (35 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 111.78 kt 106.99 kt 114.62 kt 10
2000s 116.26 kt 114.44 kt 118.47 kt 10
2010s 120.9 kt 118.97 kt 122.19 kt 10
2020s 122.44 kt 122.19 kt 122.7 kt 4

Countries ranked near Ecuador

  1. 30 Côte d'Ivoire 114.95 kt compare
  2. 30 Uganda 145.67 kt compare
  3. 31 Cabo Verde 3.16 kt compare
  4. 31 Ethiopia 143.97 kt compare
  5. 32 Australia and New Zealand 136.88 kt compare
  6. 34 Ghana 118.86 kt compare
  7. 35 Dominican Republic 114.69 kt compare
  8. 36 Australia 108.75 kt compare

See the full ranking of 226 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is solid food waste — emissions in Ecuador?
Solid food waste — emissions in Ecuador was 122.7 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest solid food waste — emissions recorded in Ecuador?
The highest recorded value was 122.7 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest solid food waste — emissions recorded in Ecuador?
The lowest recorded value was 106.99 kt in 1990.
How does Ecuador rank for solid food waste — emissions?
Ecuador ranks 33rd out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
Is solid food waste — emissions rising or falling in Ecuador?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Ecuador 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.