Solid Food Waste — Emissions in Kenya

Kenya: Solid Food Waste — Emissions was 163.99 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
163.99 kt
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
31st
of 192 countries
All-time high
163.99 kt
in 2023
All-time low
139.54 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Solid Food Waste — Emissions in Kenya, 1990–2023

0501001501990200620231990: 139.5 kt1991: 141.5 kt1992: 143 kt1993: 143.6 kt1994: 144.5 kt1995: 145.5 kt1996: 146.7 kt1997: 147.7 kt1998: 148.6 kt1999: 149.2 kt2000: 149.6 kt2001: 149.9 kt2002: 150.2 kt2003: 150.6 kt2004: 151.1 kt2005: 151.6 kt2006: 152.6 kt2007: 153.6 kt2008: 154.5 kt2009: 155.5 kt2010: 156.4 kt2011: 157.1 kt2012: 157.9 kt2013: 158.7 kt2014: 159.4 kt2015: 160 kt2016: 160.6 kt2017: 161.1 kt2018: 161.8 kt2019: 162.4 kt2020: 162.8 kt2021: 163.3 kt2022: 163.8 kt2023: 164 kt

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

Analysis

In 2023, solid food waste — emissions in Kenya stood at 163.99 kt. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, solid food waste — emissions in Kenya peaked at 163.99 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 139.54 kt, in 1990.

Kenya ranks 31st of 192 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 144.97 kt 139.54 kt 149.16 kt 10
2000s 151.91 kt 149.56 kt 155.52 kt 10
2010s 159.53 kt 156.37 kt 162.37 kt 10
2020s 163.47 kt 162.82 kt 163.99 kt 4

Countries ranked near Kenya

  1. 28 Myanmar 183.74 kt compare
  2. 29 Malaysia 169.42 kt compare
  3. 30 Canada 168.19 kt compare
  4. 32 Chile 156.56 kt compare
  5. 33 Morocco 149.38 kt compare
  6. 34 Uganda 145.67 kt compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is solid food waste — emissions in Kenya?
Solid food waste — emissions in Kenya was 163.99 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest solid food waste — emissions recorded in Kenya?
The highest recorded value was 163.99 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest solid food waste — emissions recorded in Kenya?
The lowest recorded value was 139.54 kt in 1990.
How does Kenya rank for solid food waste — emissions?
Kenya ranks 31st out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
Is solid food waste — emissions rising or falling in Kenya?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Kenya 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

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
Last refreshed

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.