Solid Food Waste — Emissions in Ethiopia

Ethiopia: Solid Food Waste — Emissions was 143.97 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
143.97 kt
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
31st
of 180 countries
All-time high
143.97 kt
in 2023
All-time low
127.72 kt
in 1993
Years of data
31
1993–2023

Solid Food Waste — Emissions in Ethiopia, 1993–2023

0501001501993200820231993: 127.7 kt1994: 127.9 kt1995: 128.3 kt1996: 128.7 kt1997: 129 kt1998: 129.1 kt1999: 129.1 kt2000: 129.2 kt2001: 129.3 kt2002: 129.3 kt2003: 129.4 kt2004: 129.8 kt2005: 130.3 kt2006: 130.9 kt2007: 131.8 kt2008: 132.9 kt2009: 133.9 kt2010: 134.6 kt2011: 135.2 kt2012: 136.1 kt2013: 136.9 kt2014: 137.7 kt2015: 138.6 kt2016: 139.4 kt2017: 140.1 kt2018: 140.7 kt2019: 141.4 kt2020: 142 kt2021: 142.6 kt2022: 143.2 kt2023: 144 kt

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

Analysis

Ethiopia recorded 143.97 kt for solid food waste — emissions in 2023. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.

The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 5.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, solid food waste — emissions in Ethiopia peaked at 143.97 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 127.72 kt, in 1993.

That places Ethiopia 31st out of 180 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.

Solid Food Waste — Emissions in Ethiopia, year by year

Annual values for Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CH4) in Ethiopia, 1993 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1993 127.72 kt —
1994 127.93 kt +0.2%
1995 128.26 kt +0.3%
1996 128.65 kt +0.3%
1997 128.95 kt +0.2%
1998 129.05 kt +0.1%
1999 129.12 kt +0.0%
2000 129.23 kt +0.1%
2001 129.31 kt +0.1%
2002 129.3 kt -0.0%
2003 129.44 kt +0.1%
2004 129.75 kt +0.2%
2005 130.27 kt +0.4%
2006 130.93 kt +0.5%
2007 131.78 kt +0.6%
2008 132.86 kt +0.8%
2009 133.91 kt +0.8%
2010 134.59 kt +0.5%
2011 135.21 kt +0.5%
2012 136.11 kt +0.7%
2013 136.91 kt +0.6%
2014 137.73 kt +0.6%
2015 138.56 kt +0.6%
2016 139.38 kt +0.6%
2017 140.13 kt +0.5%
2018 140.74 kt +0.4%
2019 141.39 kt +0.5%
2020 142.04 kt +0.5%
2021 142.57 kt +0.4%
2022 143.16 kt +0.4%
2023 143.97 kt +0.6%

Ethiopia compared with similar countries

  • Ethiopia's 143.97 kt is above the median for low income countries, which is 46.32 kt, 3.1× the median. (19 countries reporting)
  • Ethiopia's 143.97 kt is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 21.4 kt, 6.7× the median. (41 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 128.53 kt 127.72 kt 129.12 kt 7
2000s 130.68 kt 129.23 kt 133.91 kt 10
2010s 138.07 kt 134.59 kt 141.39 kt 10
2020s 142.94 kt 142.04 kt 143.97 kt 4

Countries ranked near Ethiopia

  1. 28 South Africa 156.44 kt compare
  2. 29 Morocco 149.38 kt compare
  3. 30 Côte d'Ivoire 114.95 kt compare
  4. 30 Uganda 145.67 kt compare
  5. 31 Cabo Verde 3.16 kt compare
  6. 32 Australia and New Zealand 136.88 kt compare
  7. 33 Ecuador 122.7 kt compare
  8. 34 Ghana 118.86 kt compare

See the full ranking of 226 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is solid food waste — emissions in Ethiopia?
Solid food waste — emissions in Ethiopia was 143.97 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest solid food waste — emissions recorded in Ethiopia?
The highest recorded value was 143.97 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest solid food waste — emissions recorded in Ethiopia?
The lowest recorded value was 127.72 kt in 1993.
How does Ethiopia rank for solid food waste — emissions?
Ethiopia ranks 31st out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
Is solid food waste — emissions rising or falling in Ethiopia?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Ethiopia 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.