Solid Food Waste — Emissions in Europe
Europe: Solid Food Waste — Emissions was 2,473 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Solid Food Waste — Emissions in Europe, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
In 2023, solid food waste — emissions in Europe stood at 2,473 kt. 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 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, solid food waste — emissions in Europe peaked at 2,473 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1,275 kt, in 1990.
That places Europe 12th out of 31 groups with data for 2023, putting it 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 in Europe, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1,275 kt | — |
| 1991 | 1,462 kt | +14.7% |
| 1992 | 1,549 kt | +5.9% |
| 1993 | 1,667 kt | +7.6% |
| 1994 | 1,766 kt | +5.9% |
| 1995 | 1,862 kt | +5.4% |
| 1996 | 1,942 kt | +4.3% |
| 1997 | 2,009 kt | +3.5% |
| 1998 | 2,064 kt | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 2,108 kt | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 2,146 kt | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 2,179 kt | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 2,209 kt | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 2,238 kt | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 2,265 kt | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 2,291 kt | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 2,314 kt | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 2,338 kt | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 2,360 kt | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 2,376 kt | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 2,390 kt | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 2,405 kt | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 2,418 kt | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 2,428 kt | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 2,437 kt | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 2,440 kt | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 2,442 kt | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 2,446 kt | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 2,451 kt | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 2,456 kt | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 2,458 kt | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 2,463 kt | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 2,468 kt | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 2,473 kt | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,770 kt | 1,275 kt | 2,108 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,272 kt | 2,146 kt | 2,376 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,431 kt | 2,390 kt | 2,456 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,466 kt | 2,458 kt | 2,473 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Europe
- 9 Russian Federation 855.68 kt compare
- 9 Viet Nam 125.93 kt compare
- 10 Pakistan 834.27 kt compare
- 10 Syrian Arab Republic 89.16 kt compare
- 11 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 49.57 kt compare
- 11 Thailand 518.44 kt compare
- 12 Egypt 453.62 kt compare
- 12 Republic of Moldova 48.82 kt compare
- 13 Bangladesh 382.4 kt compare
- 13 Lao People's Democratic Republic 8.44 kt compare
- 14 Iraq 340.9 kt compare
- 14 Timor-Leste 1.24 kt compare
- 15 Spain 339.9 kt compare
More climate change data for Europe
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 14.60 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 471,113 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 102,735 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 368,378 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 387.68 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 13,156 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 121,153 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 110,533 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 10,621 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 417.1 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is solid food waste — emissions in Europe?
- Solid food waste — emissions in Europe was 2,473 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest solid food waste — emissions recorded in Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 2,473 kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest solid food waste — emissions recorded in Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,275 kt in 1990.
- How does Europe rank for solid food waste — emissions?
- Europe ranks 12th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
- Is solid food waste — emissions rising or falling in Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this 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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About this data
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.