Solid Food Waste — Emissions in Qatar

Qatar: Solid Food Waste — Emissions was 17.73 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
17.73 kt
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
105th
of 180 countries
All-time high
17.73 kt
in 2023
All-time low
9.88 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Solid Food Waste — Emissions in Qatar, 1990–2023

051015201990200620231990: 9.9 kt1991: 10.4 kt1992: 10.9 kt1993: 11.3 kt1994: 11.7 kt1995: 12.1 kt1996: 12.5 kt1997: 12.8 kt1998: 13.1 kt1999: 13.4 kt2000: 13.7 kt2001: 13.9 kt2002: 14.2 kt2003: 14.4 kt2004: 14.7 kt2005: 14.9 kt2006: 15.1 kt2007: 15.4 kt2008: 15.6 kt2009: 15.8 kt2010: 16 kt2011: 16.2 kt2012: 16.4 kt2013: 16.6 kt2014: 16.8 kt2015: 16.9 kt2016: 17 kt2017: 17.2 kt2018: 17.3 kt2019: 17.4 kt2020: 17.5 kt2021: 17.5 kt2022: 17.6 kt2023: 17.7 kt

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for solid food waste — emissions in Qatar is 17.73 kt, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 6.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, solid food waste — emissions in Qatar peaked at 17.73 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 9.88 kt, in 1990.

Qatar ranks 105th 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 Qatar, year by year

Annual values for Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CH4) in Qatar, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 9.88 kt —
1991 10.4 kt +5.2%
1992 10.88 kt +4.6%
1993 11.32 kt +4.0%
1994 11.72 kt +3.6%
1995 12.1 kt +3.2%
1996 12.45 kt +2.9%
1997 12.79 kt +2.7%
1998 13.09 kt +2.4%
1999 13.39 kt +2.2%
2000 13.67 kt +2.2%
2001 13.94 kt +1.9%
2002 14.19 kt +1.8%
2003 14.42 kt +1.7%
2004 14.66 kt +1.6%
2005 14.9 kt +1.6%
2006 15.14 kt +1.6%
2007 15.37 kt +1.5%
2008 15.61 kt +1.5%
2009 15.81 kt +1.3%
2010 16.02 kt +1.3%
2011 16.22 kt +1.3%
2012 16.42 kt +1.2%
2013 16.6 kt +1.1%
2014 16.77 kt +1.0%
2015 16.91 kt +0.8%
2016 17.03 kt +0.7%
2017 17.15 kt +0.7%
2018 17.27 kt +0.7%
2019 17.37 kt +0.6%
2020 17.46 kt +0.5%
2021 17.55 kt +0.5%
2022 17.65 kt +0.6%
2023 17.73 kt +0.5%

Qatar compared with similar countries

  • Qatar's 17.73 kt is above the median for high income countries, which is 10.71 kt, 1.7× the median. (63 countries reporting)
  • Qatar's 17.73 kt is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 57.68 kt, 31% of the median. (21 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 11.8 kt 9.88 kt 13.39 kt 10
2000s 14.77 kt 13.67 kt 15.81 kt 10
2010s 16.78 kt 16.02 kt 17.37 kt 10
2020s 17.6 kt 17.46 kt 17.73 kt 4

Countries ranked near Qatar

  1. 102 Mali 21.4 kt compare
  2. 103 Zimbabwe 18.52 kt compare
  3. 104 Bulgaria 17.78 kt compare
  4. 106 Bahrain 16.77 kt compare
  5. 107 Kyrgyzstan 16.14 kt compare
  6. 108 Guinea 15.43 kt compare

See the full ranking of 226 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is solid food waste — emissions in Qatar?
Solid food waste — emissions in Qatar was 17.73 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest solid food waste — emissions recorded in Qatar?
The highest recorded value was 17.73 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest solid food waste — emissions recorded in Qatar?
The lowest recorded value was 9.88 kt in 1990.
How does Qatar rank for solid food waste — emissions?
Qatar ranks 105th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
Is solid food waste — emissions rising or falling in Qatar?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Qatar 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.