Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CH4) in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CH4) was 35.59 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Solid Food Waste — Emissions in Puerto Rico, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Puerto Rico recorded 35.59 kt for solid food waste — emissions in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, solid food waste — emissions in Puerto Rico peaked at 35.59 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 33.19 kt, in 1990.
That places Puerto Rico 94th 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 34 years of available data.
Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CH4) in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 33.19 kt | — |
| 1991 | 33.41 kt | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 33.59 kt | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 33.75 kt | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 33.88 kt | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 34.01 kt | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 34.12 kt | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 34.22 kt | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 34.34 kt | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 34.46 kt | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 34.56 kt | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 34.69 kt | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 34.78 kt | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 34.87 kt | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 34.96 kt | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 35.04 kt | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 35.11 kt | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 35.17 kt | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 35.23 kt | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 35.29 kt | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 35.33 kt | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 35.37 kt | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 35.4 kt | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 35.43 kt | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 35.45 kt | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 35.46 kt | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 35.48 kt | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 35.48 kt | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 35.47 kt | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 35.49 kt | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 35.49 kt | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 35.5 kt | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 35.54 kt | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 35.59 kt | +0.1% |
Puerto Rico compared with similar countries
- Puerto Rico's 35.59 kt is above the median for high income countries, which is 10.71 kt, 3.3× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Puerto Rico's 35.59 kt is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 32.19 kt, 1.1× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33.9 kt | 33.19 kt | 34.46 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 34.97 kt | 34.56 kt | 35.29 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.44 kt | 35.33 kt | 35.49 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.53 kt | 35.49 kt | 35.59 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
More climate change data for Puerto Rico
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 2.50 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,291 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 329.16 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 961.57 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1.24 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 34.34 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 13.91 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 13.89 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 0.0196 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.0524 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is solid food waste — emissions in Puerto Rico?
- Solid food waste — emissions in Puerto Rico was 35.59 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest solid food waste — emissions recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 35.59 kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest solid food waste — emissions recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.19 kt in 1990.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for solid food waste — emissions?
- Puerto Rico ranks 94th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is solid food waste — emissions rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Puerto Rico 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.