Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) in Bangladesh

Bangladesh: Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) was 10,707 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
10,707 kt
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
13th
of 180 countries
All-time high
10,707 kt
in 2023
All-time low
9,519 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) in Bangladesh, 1990–2023

02.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k1990200620231990: 9.5k kt1991: 9.6k kt1992: 9.6k kt1993: 9.6k kt1994: 9.7k kt1995: 9.7k kt1996: 9.8k kt1997: 9.8k kt1998: 9.8k kt1999: 9.8k kt2000: 9.9k kt2001: 9.9k kt2002: 9.9k kt2003: 9.9k kt2004: 9.9k kt2005: 10.0k kt2006: 10.0k kt2007: 10.0k kt2008: 10.0k kt2009: 10.1k kt2010: 10.1k kt2011: 10.2k kt2012: 10.2k kt2013: 10.2k kt2014: 10.3k kt2015: 10.3k kt2016: 10.4k kt2017: 10.5k kt2018: 10.5k kt2019: 10.6k kt2020: 10.6k kt2021: 10.6k kt2022: 10.7k kt2023: 10.7k kt

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

Analysis

Bangladesh recorded 10,707 kt for solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) 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 4.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) in Bangladesh peaked at 10,707 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 9,519 kt, in 1990.

Bangladesh ranks 13th of 180 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) in Bangladesh, year by year

Annual values for Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) in Bangladesh, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 9,519 kt —
1991 9,574 kt +0.6%
1992 9,614 kt +0.4%
1993 9,647 kt +0.3%
1994 9,672 kt +0.3%
1995 9,704 kt +0.3%
1996 9,754 kt +0.5%
1997 9,790 kt +0.4%
1998 9,820 kt +0.3%
1999 9,842 kt +0.2%
2000 9,863 kt +0.2%
2001 9,878 kt +0.2%
2002 9,890 kt +0.1%
2003 9,912 kt +0.2%
2004 9,936 kt +0.2%
2005 9,961 kt +0.3%
2006 9,982 kt +0.2%
2007 10,010 kt +0.3%
2008 10,048 kt +0.4%
2009 10,088 kt +0.4%
2010 10,130 kt +0.4%
2011 10,173 kt +0.4%
2012 10,206 kt +0.3%
2013 10,244 kt +0.4%
2014 10,289 kt +0.4%
2015 10,334 kt +0.4%
2016 10,407 kt +0.7%
2017 10,468 kt +0.6%
2018 10,520 kt +0.5%
2019 10,567 kt +0.4%
2020 10,606 kt +0.4%
2021 10,647 kt +0.4%
2022 10,688 kt +0.4%
2023 10,707 kt +0.2%

Bangladesh compared with similar countries

  • Bangladesh's 10,707 kt is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1,328 kt, 8.1× the median. (37 countries reporting)
  • Bangladesh's 10,707 kt is above the median for South Asia, which is 2,120 kt, 5.0× the median. (6 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 9,694 kt 9,519 kt 9,842 kt 10
2000s 9,957 kt 9,863 kt 10,088 kt 10
2010s 10,334 kt 10,130 kt 10,567 kt 10
2020s 10,662 kt 10,606 kt 10,707 kt 4

Countries ranked near Bangladesh

  1. 10 Pakistan 23,360 kt compare
  2. 10 Syrian Arab Republic 2,496 kt compare
  3. 11 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 1,388 kt compare
  4. 11 Thailand 14,516 kt compare
  5. 12 Egypt 12,701 kt compare
  6. 12 Republic of Moldova 1,367 kt compare
  7. 13 Lao People's Democratic Republic 236.33 kt compare
  8. 14 Iraq 9,545 kt compare
  9. 14 Timor-Leste 34.63 kt compare
  10. 15 Spain 9,517 kt compare
  11. 16 Argentina 8,862 kt compare

See the full ranking of 226 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) in Bangladesh?
Solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) in Bangladesh was 10,707 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Bangladesh?
The highest recorded value was 10,707 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Bangladesh?
The lowest recorded value was 9,519 kt in 1990.
How does Bangladesh rank for solid food waste — emissions (co2eq)?
Bangladesh ranks 13th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
Is solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in Bangladesh?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Bangladesh 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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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
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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.