Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CH4) in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CH4) was 2.37 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Solid Food Waste — Emissions in Saint Lucia, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
In 2023, solid food waste — emissions in Saint Lucia stood at 2.37 kt. 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 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, solid food waste — emissions in Saint Lucia peaked at 2.37 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.17 kt, in 1990.
That places Saint Lucia 163rd out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CH4) in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.17 kt | — |
| 1991 | 2.19 kt | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 2.21 kt | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 2.22 kt | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 2.23 kt | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 2.24 kt | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 2.25 kt | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 2.25 kt | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 2.26 kt | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 2.27 kt | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 2.27 kt | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 2.27 kt | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 2.27 kt | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 2.28 kt | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 2.28 kt | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 2.29 kt | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 2.3 kt | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 2.3 kt | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 2.31 kt | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 2.32 kt | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 2.32 kt | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 2.33 kt | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 2.33 kt | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 2.33 kt | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 2.34 kt | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 2.34 kt | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 2.35 kt | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 2.35 kt | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 2.36 kt | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 2.36 kt | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 2.35 kt | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 2.35 kt | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 2.36 kt | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 2.37 kt | +0.3% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 2.37 kt is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 50.94 kt, 5% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 2.37 kt is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 32.19 kt, 7% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.23 kt | 2.17 kt | 2.27 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.29 kt | 2.27 kt | 2.32 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.34 kt | 2.32 kt | 2.36 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.36 kt | 2.35 kt | 2.37 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
More climate change data for Saint Lucia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 310,708 kg (2023)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 52.16 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 19.74 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 32.42 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.0745 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1.16 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1.72 kt (2023)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1.72 kt (2023)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 0 kt (1980)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.0065 kt (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is solid food waste — emissions in Saint Lucia?
- Solid food waste — emissions in Saint Lucia was 2.37 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest solid food waste — emissions recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.37 kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest solid food waste — emissions recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.17 kt in 1990.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for solid food waste — emissions?
- Saint Lucia ranks 163rd out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is solid food waste — emissions rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saint Lucia 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.