Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) in Annex I countries

Annex I countries: Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) was 141,058 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
141,058 kt
Change on year
up 0.2%
Rank
9th
of 34 groups
All-time high
141,058 kt
in 2023
All-time low
94,792 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) in Annex I countries, 1990–2023

050.0k100.0k150.0k1990200620231990: 94.8k kt1991: 101.3k kt1992: 104.5k kt1993: 108.7k kt1994: 112.2k kt1995: 115.4k kt1996: 118.1k kt1997: 120.4k kt1998: 122.4k kt1999: 124.1k kt2000: 125.6k kt2001: 126.9k kt2002: 128.1k kt2003: 129.3k kt2004: 130.5k kt2005: 131.6k kt2006: 132.6k kt2007: 133.6k kt2008: 134.6k kt2009: 135.3k kt2010: 136.0k kt2011: 136.7k kt2012: 137.3k kt2013: 137.9k kt2014: 138.3k kt2015: 138.7k kt2016: 138.9k kt2017: 139.2k kt2018: 139.6k kt2019: 139.9k kt2020: 140.1k kt2021: 140.4k kt2022: 140.7k kt2023: 141.1k kt

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

Analysis

Annex I countries recorded 141,058 kt for solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) 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 2.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) in Annex I countries peaked at 141,058 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 94,792 kt, in 1990.

Annex I countries ranks 9th of 34 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 112,188 kt 94,792 kt 124,081 kt 10
2000s 130,805 kt 125,573 kt 135,306 kt 10
2010s 138,251 kt 136,006 kt 139,867 kt 10
2020s 140,573 kt 140,088 kt 141,058 kt 4

Countries ranked near Annex I countries

  1. 6 Brazil 57,255 kt compare
  2. 7 Mexico 35,963 kt compare
  3. 8 Nigeria 24,127 kt compare
  4. 9 Russian Federation 23,959 kt compare
  5. 10 Pakistan 23,360 kt compare
  6. 11 Türkiye 22,152 kt compare
  7. 12 Thailand 14,516 kt compare

See the full ranking of 226 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) in Annex I countries?
Solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) in Annex I countries was 141,058 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Annex I countries?
The highest recorded value was 141,058 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Annex I countries?
The lowest recorded value was 94,792 kt in 1990.
How does Annex I countries rank for solid food waste — emissions (co2eq)?
Annex I countries ranks 9th out of 34 groups with data for 2023.
Is solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in Annex I countries?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Annex I countries data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
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
Last refreshed

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.