Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) in Belgium
Belgium: Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) was 80.81 kt in 2023. ▬ Flat
Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) in Belgium, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
The most recent figure for solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) in Belgium is 80.81 kt, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) in Belgium peaked at 80.81 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 76.69 kt, in 2000.
That places Belgium 146th out of 180 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) in Belgium, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 76.69 kt | — |
| 2001 | 76.97 kt | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 77.25 kt | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 77.59 kt | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 77.95 kt | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 78.27 kt | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 78.56 kt | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 78.87 kt | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 79.18 kt | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 79.4 kt | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 79.58 kt | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 79.78 kt | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 79.91 kt | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 80.05 kt | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 80.18 kt | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 80.2 kt | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 80.24 kt | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 80.3 kt | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 80.39 kt | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 80.46 kt | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 80.51 kt | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 80.62 kt | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 80.7 kt | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 80.81 kt | +0.1% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 80.81 kt is below the median for high income countries, which is 299.99 kt, 27% of the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 80.81 kt is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 351.51 kt, 23% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 78.07 kt | 76.69 kt | 79.4 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.11 kt | 79.58 kt | 80.46 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.66 kt | 80.51 kt | 80.81 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
More climate change data for Belgium
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 143.51 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 8,360 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,763 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 6,597 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 6.65 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 235.6 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,004 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 993.72 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 10.01 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 3.75 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) in Belgium?
- Solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) in Belgium was 80.81 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 80.81 kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.69 kt in 2000.
- How does Belgium rank for solid food waste — emissions (co2eq)?
- Belgium ranks 146th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Belgium 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.