Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CH4) in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CH4) was 56.35 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Solid Food Waste — Emissions in Nicaragua, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 56.35 kt for solid food waste — emissions in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, solid food waste — emissions in Nicaragua peaked at 56.35 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 50.33 kt, in 1990.
Nicaragua ranks 72nd of 194 countries on this measure, 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 (CH4) in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 50.33 kt | — |
| 1991 | 50.5 kt | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 50.75 kt | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 50.89 kt | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 51.65 kt | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 52.17 kt | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 52.55 kt | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 52.83 kt | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 53.05 kt | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 53.24 kt | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 53.41 kt | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 53.55 kt | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 53.63 kt | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 53.7 kt | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 53.82 kt | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 53.96 kt | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 54.11 kt | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 54.29 kt | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 54.52 kt | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 54.64 kt | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 54.77 kt | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 54.95 kt | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 55.13 kt | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 55.28 kt | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 55.44 kt | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 55.61 kt | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 55.75 kt | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 55.88 kt | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 55.91 kt | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 55.91 kt | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 55.92 kt | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 56.01 kt | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 56.15 kt | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 56.35 kt | +0.4% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 56.35 kt is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 47.44 kt, 1.2× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 56.35 kt is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 32.19 kt, 1.8× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 51.8 kt | 50.33 kt | 53.24 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 53.96 kt | 53.41 kt | 54.64 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.46 kt | 54.77 kt | 55.91 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.11 kt | 55.92 kt | 56.35 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
More climate change data for Nicaragua
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 98.12 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 12,149 kt (2023)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2,593 kt (2023)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 9,557 kt (2023)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 9.78 kt (2023)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 341.31 kt (2023)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 485.08 kt (2023)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 394.21 kt (2023)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 90.87 kt (2023)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 1.49 kt (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is solid food waste — emissions in Nicaragua?
- Solid food waste — emissions in Nicaragua was 56.35 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest solid food waste — emissions recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 56.35 kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest solid food waste — emissions recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.33 kt in 1990.
- How does Nicaragua rank for solid food waste — emissions?
- Nicaragua ranks 72nd out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is solid food waste — emissions rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nicaragua 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 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.