Solid Food Waste — Emissions in Egypt

Egypt: Solid Food Waste — Emissions was 453.62 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
453.62 kt
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
12th
of 180 countries
All-time high
453.62 kt
in 2023
All-time low
263.3 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Solid Food Waste — Emissions in Egypt, 1990–2023

01002003004005001990200620231990: 263.3 kt1991: 277.1 kt1992: 289.9 kt1993: 301.9 kt1994: 313 kt1995: 323.5 kt1996: 333.3 kt1997: 342.4 kt1998: 351 kt1999: 358.9 kt2000: 366.4 kt2001: 373.1 kt2002: 379.2 kt2003: 384.6 kt2004: 389.6 kt2005: 394.4 kt2006: 399.1 kt2007: 403.6 kt2008: 408.2 kt2009: 412.5 kt2010: 416.7 kt2011: 420.7 kt2012: 424.6 kt2013: 428.2 kt2014: 431.6 kt2015: 434.9 kt2016: 437.9 kt2017: 440.1 kt2018: 442.4 kt2019: 444.7 kt2020: 447.1 kt2021: 449.5 kt2022: 451.8 kt2023: 453.6 kt

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

Analysis

Egypt recorded 453.62 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 0.4% on the previous year and up 5.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, solid food waste — emissions in Egypt peaked at 453.62 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 263.3 kt, in 1990.

That places Egypt 12th out of 180 countries 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 in Egypt, year by year

Annual values for Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CH4) in Egypt, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 263.3 kt —
1991 277.08 kt +5.2%
1992 289.94 kt +4.6%
1993 301.89 kt +4.1%
1994 313.04 kt +3.7%
1995 323.49 kt +3.3%
1996 333.25 kt +3.0%
1997 342.44 kt +2.8%
1998 350.99 kt +2.5%
1999 358.93 kt +2.3%
2000 366.37 kt +2.1%
2001 373.14 kt +1.8%
2002 379.17 kt +1.6%
2003 384.63 kt +1.4%
2004 389.62 kt +1.3%
2005 394.4 kt +1.2%
2006 399.07 kt +1.2%
2007 403.64 kt +1.1%
2008 408.16 kt +1.1%
2009 412.52 kt +1.1%
2010 416.73 kt +1.0%
2011 420.7 kt +1.0%
2012 424.61 kt +0.9%
2013 428.23 kt +0.9%
2014 431.63 kt +0.8%
2015 434.88 kt +0.8%
2016 437.86 kt +0.7%
2017 440.14 kt +0.5%
2018 442.36 kt +0.5%
2019 444.69 kt +0.5%
2020 447.11 kt +0.5%
2021 449.46 kt +0.5%
2022 451.79 kt +0.5%
2023 453.62 kt +0.4%

Egypt compared with similar countries

  • Egypt's 453.62 kt is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 47.44 kt, 9.6× the median. (37 countries reporting)
  • Egypt's 453.62 kt is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 57.68 kt, 7.9× the median. (21 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 315.44 kt 263.3 kt 358.93 kt 10
2000s 391.07 kt 366.37 kt 412.52 kt 10
2010s 432.18 kt 416.73 kt 444.69 kt 10
2020s 450.49 kt 447.11 kt 453.62 kt 4

Countries ranked near Egypt

  1. 9 Russian Federation 855.68 kt compare
  2. 9 Viet Nam 125.93 kt compare
  3. 10 Pakistan 834.27 kt compare
  4. 10 Syrian Arab Republic 89.16 kt compare
  5. 11 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 49.57 kt compare
  6. 11 Thailand 518.44 kt compare
  7. 12 Republic of Moldova 48.82 kt compare
  8. 13 Bangladesh 382.4 kt compare
  9. 13 Lao People's Democratic Republic 8.44 kt compare
  10. 14 Iraq 340.9 kt compare
  11. 14 Timor-Leste 1.24 kt compare
  12. 15 Spain 339.9 kt compare

See the full ranking of 226 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is solid food waste — emissions in Egypt?
Solid food waste — emissions in Egypt was 453.62 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest solid food waste — emissions recorded in Egypt?
The highest recorded value was 453.62 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest solid food waste — emissions recorded in Egypt?
The lowest recorded value was 263.3 kt in 1990.
How does Egypt rank for solid food waste — emissions?
Egypt ranks 12th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
Is solid food waste — emissions rising or falling in Egypt?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Egypt 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.