Solid Food Waste — Emissions in Southern Europe
Southern Europe: Solid Food Waste — Emissions was 680.62 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Solid Food Waste — Emissions in Southern Europe, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
The most recent figure for solid food waste — emissions in Southern Europe is 680.62 kt, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, solid food waste — emissions in Southern Europe peaked at 680.62 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 423.43 kt, in 1990.
That places Southern Europe 25th out of 34 groups 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 511.02 kt | 423.43 kt | 586.21 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 630.09 kt | 596.32 kt | 657.11 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 670.07 kt | 660.67 kt | 676.51 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 678.91 kt | 677.26 kt | 680.62 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Southern Europe
- 22 Peru 276.5 kt compare
- 23 Algeria 269.8 kt compare
- 24 United Republic of Tanzania 262.51 kt compare
- 25 Ukraine 236.55 kt compare
- 26 Philippines 216.47 kt compare
- 27 Democratic Republic of the Congo 193.78 kt compare
- 28 Myanmar 183.74 kt compare
More climate change data for Southern Europe
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 85,169 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO 19,644 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO 65,525 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 74.13 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 2,340 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 25,694 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 19,773 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 5,921 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 74.62 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 211.47 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is solid food waste — emissions in Southern Europe?
- Solid food waste — emissions in Southern Europe was 680.62 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest solid food waste — emissions recorded in Southern Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 680.62 kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest solid food waste — emissions recorded in Southern Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 423.43 kt in 1990.
- How does Southern Europe rank for solid food waste — emissions?
- Southern Europe ranks 25th out of 34 groups with data for 2023.
- Is solid food waste — emissions rising or falling in Southern Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Southern Europe 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 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.