Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CH4) in World
World: Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CH4) was 33,134 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Solid Food Waste — Emissions in World, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
World recorded 33,134 kt for solid food waste — emissions in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, solid food waste — emissions in World peaked at 33,134 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 25,117 kt, in 1990.
That places World 1st out of 32 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CH4) in World, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 25,117 kt | — |
| 1991 | 25,865 kt | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 26,505 kt | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 27,062 kt | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 27,568 kt | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 28,049 kt | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 28,476 kt | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 28,846 kt | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 29,138 kt | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 29,390 kt | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 29,640 kt | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 29,853 kt | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 30,056 kt | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 30,259 kt | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 30,467 kt | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 30,680 kt | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 30,899 kt | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 31,127 kt | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 31,353 kt | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 31,539 kt | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 31,741 kt | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 31,941 kt | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 32,114 kt | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 32,271 kt | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 32,410 kt | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 32,513 kt | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 32,607 kt | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 32,710 kt | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 32,807 kt | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 32,890 kt | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 32,944 kt | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 32,999 kt | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 33,067 kt | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 33,134 kt | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27,602 kt | 25,117 kt | 29,390 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 30,587 kt | 29,640 kt | 31,539 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 32,400 kt | 31,741 kt | 32,890 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 33,036 kt | 32,944 kt | 33,134 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near World
More climate change data for World
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 135.91 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 4.94 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1.27 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3.67 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 4,791 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 130,918 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1.64 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 957,726 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 685,096 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 3,614 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is solid food waste — emissions in World?
- Solid food waste — emissions in World was 33,134 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest solid food waste — emissions recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 33,134 kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest solid food waste — emissions recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 25,117 kt in 1990.
- How does World rank for solid food waste — emissions?
- World ranks 1st out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
- Is solid food waste — emissions rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World 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.