Solid Food Waste — Emissions in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
Least Developed Countries (LDCs): Solid Food Waste — Emissions was 2,441 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Solid Food Waste — Emissions in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
In 2023, solid food waste — emissions in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) stood at 2,441 kt. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, solid food waste — emissions in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) peaked at 2,441 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1,852 kt, in 1990.
That places Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 14th out of 34 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,998 kt | 1,852 kt | 2,102 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,208 kt | 2,127 kt | 2,294 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,378 kt | 2,312 kt | 2,426 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,435 kt | 2,429 kt | 2,441 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
More climate change data for Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 708,280 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO 216,438 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO 491,841 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 816.75 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 17,566 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 179,120 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 48,410 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 130,710 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 182.68 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 4,668 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is solid food waste — emissions in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Solid food waste — emissions in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) was 2,441 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest solid food waste — emissions recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 2,441 kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest solid food waste — emissions recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,852 kt in 1990.
- How does Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank for solid food waste — emissions?
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 14th out of 34 groups with data for 2023.
- Is solid food waste — emissions rising or falling in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 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.