Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CH4) in Mozambique

Mozambique: Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CH4) was 54.58 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
54.58 kt
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
74th
of 194 countries
All-time high
54.58 kt
in 2023
All-time low
12.6 kt
in 1991
Years of data
33
1991–2023

Solid Food Waste — Emissions in Mozambique, 1991–2023

10203040501991200720231991: 12.6 kt1992: 21.3 kt1993: 28 kt1994: 33.2 kt1995: 37.2 kt1996: 40.4 kt1997: 43 kt1998: 45.1 kt1999: 46.8 kt2000: 48 kt2001: 48.9 kt2002: 49.7 kt2003: 50.3 kt2004: 50.9 kt2005: 51.4 kt2006: 51.8 kt2007: 52.2 kt2008: 52.6 kt2009: 52.9 kt2010: 53.1 kt2011: 53.4 kt2012: 53.7 kt2013: 53.9 kt2014: 54.1 kt2015: 54.2 kt2016: 54.1 kt2017: 54.1 kt2018: 54.1 kt2019: 54.2 kt2020: 54.2 kt2021: 54.3 kt2022: 54.4 kt2023: 54.6 kt

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for solid food waste — emissions in Mozambique is 54.58 kt, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, solid food waste — emissions in Mozambique peaked at 54.58 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 12.6 kt, in 1991.

That places Mozambique 74th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.

Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CH4) in Mozambique, year by year

Annual values for Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CH4) in Mozambique, 1991 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1991 12.6 kt —
1992 21.28 kt +68.8%
1993 28 kt +31.5%
1994 33.18 kt +18.5%
1995 37.19 kt +12.1%
1996 40.44 kt +8.7%
1997 43.04 kt +6.4%
1998 45.11 kt +4.8%
1999 46.77 kt +3.7%
2000 48.01 kt +2.7%
2001 48.94 kt +1.9%
2002 49.68 kt +1.5%
2003 50.32 kt +1.3%
2004 50.9 kt +1.2%
2005 51.42 kt +1.0%
2006 51.84 kt +0.8%
2007 52.24 kt +0.8%
2008 52.65 kt +0.8%
2009 52.93 kt +0.5%
2010 53.1 kt +0.3%
2011 53.38 kt +0.5%
2012 53.66 kt +0.5%
2013 53.88 kt +0.4%
2014 54.08 kt +0.4%
2015 54.18 kt +0.2%
2016 54.08 kt -0.2%
2017 54.08 kt -0.0%
2018 54.14 kt +0.1%
2019 54.2 kt +0.1%
2020 54.2 kt -0.0%
2021 54.27 kt +0.1%
2022 54.41 kt +0.3%
2023 54.58 kt +0.3%

Mozambique compared with similar countries

  • Mozambique's 54.58 kt is above the median for low income countries, which is 46.32 kt, 1.2× the median. (19 countries reporting)
  • Mozambique's 54.58 kt is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 21.4 kt, 2.6× the median. (41 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CH4) in Mozambique changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1992 +68.8% 12.6 kt 21.28 kt
1993 +31.5% 21.28 kt 28 kt

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 34.18 kt 12.6 kt 46.77 kt 9
2000s 50.89 kt 48.01 kt 52.93 kt 10
2010s 53.88 kt 53.1 kt 54.2 kt 10
2020s 54.37 kt 54.2 kt 54.58 kt 4

Countries ranked near Mozambique

  1. 71 Azerbaijan 57.55 kt compare
  2. 72 Nicaragua 56.35 kt compare
  3. 73 Belarus 55.63 kt compare
  4. 75 Kuwait 53.36 kt compare
  5. 76 El Salvador 51.44 kt compare
  6. 77 Angola 51.3 kt compare

See the full ranking of 227 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is solid food waste — emissions in Mozambique?
Solid food waste — emissions in Mozambique was 54.58 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest solid food waste — emissions recorded in Mozambique?
The highest recorded value was 54.58 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest solid food waste — emissions recorded in Mozambique?
The lowest recorded value was 12.6 kt in 1991.
How does Mozambique rank for solid food waste — emissions?
Mozambique ranks 74th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
Is solid food waste — emissions rising or falling in Mozambique?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Mozambique 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
227 places, 7,442 data points, 1990–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain Emissions from Pre- and Post-Agricultural Production provides estimates of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and related activity data associated with pre- and post-production stages of agrifood systems. The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2), fluorinated gases (F-gases) and their aggregates expressed in carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2eq). Estimates are computed following Tier 1 methods of the IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014) and are disseminated annually.