Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) in Asia
Asia: Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) was 546,064 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) in Asia, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
In 2023, solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) in Asia stood at 546,064 kt. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) in Asia peaked at 546,064 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 409,338 kt, in 1990.
That places Asia 3rd out of 34 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 447,869 kt | 409,338 kt | 476,093 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 497,256 kt | 480,454 kt | 513,964 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 530,371 kt | 517,686 kt | 540,341 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 543,913 kt | 541,616 kt | 546,064 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Asia
More climate change data for Asia
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 2.01 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO 512,601 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO 1.49 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 1,934 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 53,345 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 1.12 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 552,825 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 567,748 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 2,086 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 20,277 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) in Asia?
- Solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) in Asia was 546,064 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 546,064 kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 409,338 kt in 1990.
- How does Asia rank for solid food waste — emissions (co2eq)?
- Asia ranks 3rd out of 34 groups with data for 2023.
- Is solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Asia 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
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.