Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CH4) in Southern Asia
Southern Asia: Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CH4) was 5,699 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Solid Food Waste — Emissions in Southern Asia, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Southern Asia recorded 5,699 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 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, solid food waste — emissions in Southern Asia peaked at 5,699 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 4,263 kt, in 1990.
Southern Asia ranks 7th of 32 groups 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 (CH4) in Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 4,263 kt | — |
| 1991 | 4,385 kt | +2.9% |
| 1992 | 4,491 kt | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 4,582 kt | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 4,664 kt | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 4,738 kt | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 4,806 kt | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 4,865 kt | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 4,917 kt | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 4,965 kt | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 5,013 kt | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 5,057 kt | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 5,096 kt | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 5,136 kt | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 5,176 kt | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 5,216 kt | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 5,254 kt | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 5,294 kt | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 5,330 kt | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 5,365 kt | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 5,401 kt | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 5,435 kt | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 5,466 kt | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 5,492 kt | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 5,518 kt | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 5,542 kt | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 5,567 kt | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 5,591 kt | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 5,613 kt | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 5,633 kt | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 5,648 kt | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 5,666 kt | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 5,683 kt | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 5,699 kt | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4,668 kt | 4,263 kt | 4,965 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,194 kt | 5,013 kt | 5,365 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,526 kt | 5,401 kt | 5,633 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,674 kt | 5,648 kt | 5,699 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Southern Asia
More climate change data for Southern Asia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 38.40 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 933,596 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 178,099 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 755,497 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 672.07 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 26,982 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 403,904 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 246,070 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 157,834 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 928.57 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is solid food waste — emissions in Southern Asia?
- Solid food waste — emissions in Southern Asia was 5,699 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest solid food waste — emissions recorded in Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 5,699 kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest solid food waste — emissions recorded in Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,263 kt in 1990.
- How does Southern Asia rank for solid food waste — emissions?
- Southern Asia ranks 7th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
- Is solid food waste — emissions rising or falling in Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Southern Asia 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.