Solid Food Waste — Emissions in Western Asia
Western Asia: Solid Food Waste — Emissions was 2,056 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Solid Food Waste — Emissions in Western Asia, 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 Western Asia is 2,056 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 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, solid food waste — emissions in Western Asia peaked at 2,056 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1,074 kt, in 1990.
Western Asia ranks 15th of 34 groups on this measure, 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 | 1,349 kt | 1,074 kt | 1,579 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,757 kt | 1,619 kt | 1,880 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,982 kt | 1,903 kt | 2,039 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,049 kt | 2,042 kt | 2,056 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Western Asia
More climate change data for Western Asia
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 99,546 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO 37,104 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO 62,441 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 140.02 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 2,230 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 26,418 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 22,925 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 3,493 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 86.51 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 124.75 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is solid food waste — emissions in Western Asia?
- Solid food waste — emissions in Western Asia was 2,056 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest solid food waste — emissions recorded in Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 2,056 kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest solid food waste — emissions recorded in Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,074 kt in 1990.
- How does Western Asia rank for solid food waste — emissions?
- Western Asia ranks 15th out of 34 groups with data for 2023.
- Is solid food waste — emissions rising or falling in Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Western 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 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.