Solid Food Waste — Emissions in Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe: Solid Food Waste — Emissions was 18.52 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
18.52 kt
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
103rd
of 180 countries
All-time high
18.52 kt
in 2023
All-time low
11.15 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Solid Food Waste — Emissions in Zimbabwe, 1990–2023

051015201990200620231990: 11.1 kt1991: 11.7 kt1992: 12.3 kt1993: 12.7 kt1994: 13.2 kt1995: 13.6 kt1996: 14 kt1997: 14.4 kt1998: 14.7 kt1999: 15 kt2000: 15.2 kt2001: 15.5 kt2002: 15.7 kt2003: 15.9 kt2004: 16.1 kt2005: 16.2 kt2006: 16.4 kt2007: 16.5 kt2008: 16.6 kt2009: 16.8 kt2010: 16.9 kt2011: 17.1 kt2012: 17.2 kt2013: 17.4 kt2014: 17.5 kt2015: 17.6 kt2016: 17.8 kt2017: 17.9 kt2018: 18.1 kt2019: 18.2 kt2020: 18.2 kt2021: 18.3 kt2022: 18.4 kt2023: 18.5 kt

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.

Analysis

In 2023, solid food waste — emissions in Zimbabwe stood at 18.52 kt. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 6.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, solid food waste — emissions in Zimbabwe peaked at 18.52 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 11.15 kt, in 1990.

That places Zimbabwe 103rd out of 180 countries 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.

Solid Food Waste — Emissions in Zimbabwe, year by year

Annual values for Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CH4) in Zimbabwe, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 11.15 kt —
1991 11.74 kt +5.3%
1992 12.26 kt +4.5%
1993 12.75 kt +3.9%
1994 13.19 kt +3.5%
1995 13.6 kt +3.1%
1996 13.99 kt +2.9%
1997 14.35 kt +2.6%
1998 14.66 kt +2.1%
1999 14.95 kt +2.0%
2000 15.21 kt +1.8%
2001 15.46 kt +1.6%
2002 15.68 kt +1.4%
2003 15.87 kt +1.2%
2004 16.05 kt +1.1%
2005 16.22 kt +1.0%
2006 16.36 kt +0.9%
2007 16.5 kt +0.8%
2008 16.61 kt +0.7%
2009 16.76 kt +0.9%
2010 16.92 kt +0.9%
2011 17.07 kt +0.9%
2012 17.23 kt +0.9%
2013 17.38 kt +0.9%
2014 17.51 kt +0.8%
2015 17.64 kt +0.7%
2016 17.76 kt +0.7%
2017 17.93 kt +1.0%
2018 18.06 kt +0.7%
2019 18.16 kt +0.5%
2020 18.25 kt +0.5%
2021 18.34 kt +0.5%
2022 18.43 kt +0.5%
2023 18.52 kt +0.5%

Zimbabwe compared with similar countries

  • Zimbabwe's 18.52 kt is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 47.44 kt, 39% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
  • Zimbabwe's 18.52 kt is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 21.4 kt, 87% of the median. (41 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 13.26 kt 11.15 kt 14.95 kt 10
2000s 16.07 kt 15.21 kt 16.76 kt 10
2010s 17.57 kt 16.92 kt 18.16 kt 10
2020s 18.38 kt 18.25 kt 18.52 kt 4

Countries ranked near Zimbabwe

  1. 100 Trinidad and Tobago 22.03 kt compare
  2. 101 Cuba 21.63 kt compare
  3. 102 Mali 21.4 kt compare
  4. 104 Bulgaria 17.78 kt compare
  5. 105 Qatar 17.73 kt compare
  6. 106 Bahrain 16.77 kt compare

See the full ranking of 226 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is solid food waste — emissions in Zimbabwe?
Solid food waste — emissions in Zimbabwe was 18.52 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest solid food waste — emissions recorded in Zimbabwe?
The highest recorded value was 18.52 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest solid food waste — emissions recorded in Zimbabwe?
The lowest recorded value was 11.15 kt in 1990.
How does Zimbabwe rank for solid food waste — emissions?
Zimbabwe ranks 103rd out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
Is solid food waste — emissions rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Zimbabwe 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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Indicator
Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CH4)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
226 places, 7,416 data points, 1990–2023
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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.