Solid Food Waste — Emissions in Nicaragua

Nicaragua: Solid Food Waste — Emissions was 56.35 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
56.35 kt
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
64th
of 180 countries
All-time high
56.35 kt
in 2023
All-time low
50.33 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Solid Food Waste — Emissions in Nicaragua, 1990–2023

02040601990200620231990: 50.3 kt1991: 50.5 kt1992: 50.7 kt1993: 50.9 kt1994: 51.6 kt1995: 52.2 kt1996: 52.6 kt1997: 52.8 kt1998: 53.1 kt1999: 53.2 kt2000: 53.4 kt2001: 53.6 kt2002: 53.6 kt2003: 53.7 kt2004: 53.8 kt2005: 54 kt2006: 54.1 kt2007: 54.3 kt2008: 54.5 kt2009: 54.6 kt2010: 54.8 kt2011: 55 kt2012: 55.1 kt2013: 55.3 kt2014: 55.4 kt2015: 55.6 kt2016: 55.8 kt2017: 55.9 kt2018: 55.9 kt2019: 55.9 kt2020: 55.9 kt2021: 56 kt2022: 56.2 kt2023: 56.4 kt

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 64th of 180 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 in Nicaragua, year by year

Annual values for Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CH4) in Nicaragua, 1990 to 2023.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 61 Honduras 57.82 kt compare
  2. 62 Jordan 57.68 kt compare
  3. 63 Azerbaijan 57.55 kt compare
  4. 65 Belarus 55.63 kt compare
  5. 66 Mozambique 54.58 kt compare
  6. 67 Kuwait 53.36 kt compare

See the full ranking of 226 places →

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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 64th out of 180 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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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
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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.