Solid Food Waste — Emissions in Romania

Romania: Solid Food Waste — Emissions was 97.49 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
97.49 kt
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
38th
of 180 countries
All-time high
97.49 kt
in 2023
All-time low
38.9 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Solid Food Waste — Emissions in Romania, 1990–2023

0204060801001990200620231990: 38.9 kt1991: 45.4 kt1992: 51.1 kt1993: 56 kt1994: 60.4 kt1995: 64.4 kt1996: 67.8 kt1997: 70.8 kt1998: 73.5 kt1999: 75.7 kt2000: 77.7 kt2001: 79.5 kt2002: 81.1 kt2003: 82.7 kt2004: 84.1 kt2005: 85.6 kt2006: 86.9 kt2007: 88.2 kt2008: 89.5 kt2009: 90.5 kt2010: 91.3 kt2011: 92.2 kt2012: 92.8 kt2013: 93.4 kt2014: 94 kt2015: 94.4 kt2016: 94.8 kt2017: 95.3 kt2018: 95.7 kt2019: 96.1 kt2020: 96.4 kt2021: 96.8 kt2022: 97.1 kt2023: 97.5 kt

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for solid food waste — emissions in Romania is 97.49 kt, measured 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 4.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, solid food waste — emissions in Romania peaked at 97.49 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 38.9 kt, in 1990.

Romania ranks 38th of 180 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Solid Food Waste — Emissions in Romania, year by year

Annual values for Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CH4) in Romania, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 38.9 kt —
1991 45.42 kt +16.8%
1992 51.06 kt +12.4%
1993 56.02 kt +9.7%
1994 60.41 kt +7.8%
1995 64.36 kt +6.5%
1996 67.79 kt +5.3%
1997 70.77 kt +4.4%
1998 73.46 kt +3.8%
1999 75.73 kt +3.1%
2000 77.73 kt +2.6%
2001 79.52 kt +2.3%
2002 81.15 kt +2.0%
2003 82.68 kt +1.9%
2004 84.15 kt +1.8%
2005 85.56 kt +1.7%
2006 86.89 kt +1.6%
2007 88.23 kt +1.5%
2008 89.49 kt +1.4%
2009 90.48 kt +1.1%
2010 91.34 kt +0.9%
2011 92.16 kt +0.9%
2012 92.83 kt +0.7%
2013 93.45 kt +0.7%
2014 94.01 kt +0.6%
2015 94.44 kt +0.5%
2016 94.84 kt +0.4%
2017 95.26 kt +0.4%
2018 95.69 kt +0.5%
2019 96.08 kt +0.4%
2020 96.42 kt +0.4%
2021 96.79 kt +0.4%
2022 97.11 kt +0.3%
2023 97.49 kt +0.4%

Romania compared with similar countries

  • Romania's 97.49 kt is above the median for high income countries, which is 10.71 kt, 9.1× the median. (63 countries reporting)
  • Romania's 97.49 kt is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 12.55 kt, 7.8× the median. (49 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 60.39 kt 38.9 kt 75.73 kt 10
2000s 84.59 kt 77.73 kt 90.48 kt 10
2010s 94.01 kt 91.34 kt 96.08 kt 10
2020s 96.95 kt 96.42 kt 97.49 kt 4

Countries ranked near Romania

  1. 35 Dominican Republic 114.69 kt compare
  2. 36 Australia 108.75 kt compare
  3. 37 Poland 100.03 kt compare
  4. 39 Greece 96.24 kt compare
  5. 40 Mongolia 91.32 kt compare
  6. 41 Rwanda 91.12 kt compare

See the full ranking of 226 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is solid food waste — emissions in Romania?
Solid food waste — emissions in Romania was 97.49 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest solid food waste — emissions recorded in Romania?
The highest recorded value was 97.49 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest solid food waste — emissions recorded in Romania?
The lowest recorded value was 38.9 kt in 1990.
How does Romania rank for solid food waste — emissions?
Romania ranks 38th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
Is solid food waste — emissions rising or falling in Romania?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Romania 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.