Solid Food Waste — Emissions in Western Europe
Western Europe: Solid Food Waste — Emissions was 149.77 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Solid Food Waste — Emissions in Western Europe, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
In 2023, solid food waste — emissions in Western Europe stood at 149.77 kt. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, solid food waste — emissions in Western Europe peaked at 149.77 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 124.88 kt, in 1990.
That places Western Europe 27th out of 31 groups 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 in Western Europe, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 124.88 kt | — |
| 1991 | 128.36 kt | +2.8% |
| 1992 | 131.35 kt | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 133.78 kt | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 135.87 kt | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 137.74 kt | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 139.28 kt | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 140.45 kt | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 141.46 kt | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 142.29 kt | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 142.89 kt | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 143.41 kt | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 143.91 kt | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 144.51 kt | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 145.12 kt | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 145.66 kt | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 146.15 kt | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 146.69 kt | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 147.22 kt | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 147.58 kt | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 147.88 kt | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 148.23 kt | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 148.44 kt | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 148.68 kt | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 148.89 kt | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 148.93 kt | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 148.99 kt | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 149.08 kt | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 149.22 kt | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 149.31 kt | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 149.38 kt | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 149.54 kt | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 149.62 kt | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 149.77 kt | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 135.55 kt | 124.88 kt | 142.29 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 145.31 kt | 142.89 kt | 147.58 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 148.77 kt | 147.88 kt | 149.31 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 149.58 kt | 149.38 kt | 149.77 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Western Europe
More climate change data for Western Europe
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 4.53 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 136,034 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 28,488 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 107,546 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 107.5 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 3,841 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 33,397 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 32,700 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 697.27 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 123.4 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is solid food waste — emissions in Western Europe?
- Solid food waste — emissions in Western Europe was 149.77 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest solid food waste — emissions recorded in Western Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 149.77 kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest solid food waste — emissions recorded in Western Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 124.88 kt in 1990.
- How does Western Europe rank for solid food waste — emissions?
- Western Europe ranks 27th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
- Is solid food waste — emissions rising or falling in Western Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Western 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.