Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CH4) in Portugal
Portugal: Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CH4) was 40.26 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Solid Food Waste — Emissions in Portugal, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 40.26 kt for solid food waste — emissions in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, solid food waste — emissions in Portugal peaked at 40.26 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 29.37 kt, in 1990.
Portugal ranks 93rd 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 Portugal, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 29.37 kt | — |
| 1991 | 30.57 kt | +4.1% |
| 1992 | 31.67 kt | +3.6% |
| 1993 | 32.59 kt | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 33.41 kt | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 34.16 kt | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 34.82 kt | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 35.39 kt | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 35.9 kt | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 36.35 kt | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 36.73 kt | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 37.06 kt | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 37.38 kt | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 37.69 kt | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 37.99 kt | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 38.27 kt | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 38.51 kt | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 38.76 kt | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 38.99 kt | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 39.17 kt | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 39.33 kt | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 39.47 kt | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 39.57 kt | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 39.67 kt | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 39.76 kt | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 39.81 kt | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 39.86 kt | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 39.91 kt | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 39.98 kt | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 40.04 kt | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 40.08 kt | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 40.14 kt | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 40.19 kt | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 40.26 kt | +0.2% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 40.26 kt is above the median for high income countries, which is 10.71 kt, 3.8× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 40.26 kt is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 12.55 kt, 3.2× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33.42 kt | 29.37 kt | 36.35 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 38.06 kt | 36.73 kt | 39.17 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.74 kt | 39.33 kt | 40.04 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.17 kt | 40.08 kt | 40.26 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
- 90 Cameroon 45.72 kt compare
- 91 Costa Rica 45.54 kt compare
- 92 Kazakhstan 41.17 kt compare
- 94 Puerto Rico 35.59 kt compare
- 95 Burundi 35.21 kt compare
- 96 Cambodia 35.18 kt compare
More climate change data for Portugal
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 93.31 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 5,543 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,218 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 4,325 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 4.6 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 154.46 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 950.54 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 585.76 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 364.79 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 2.21 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is solid food waste — emissions in Portugal?
- Solid food waste — emissions in Portugal was 40.26 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest solid food waste — emissions recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 40.26 kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest solid food waste — emissions recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.37 kt in 1990.
- How does Portugal rank for solid food waste — emissions?
- Portugal ranks 93rd out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is solid food waste — emissions rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Portugal 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.