Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) in Bhutan
Bhutan: Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) was 86.32 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) in Bhutan, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Bhutan recorded 86.32 kt for solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) in Bhutan peaked at 86.32 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 41.07 kt, in 1990.
That places Bhutan 144th out of 180 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 41.07 kt | — |
| 1991 | 43.65 kt | +6.3% |
| 1992 | 46.08 kt | +5.6% |
| 1993 | 48.36 kt | +4.9% |
| 1994 | 50.54 kt | +4.5% |
| 1995 | 52.62 kt | +4.1% |
| 1996 | 54.59 kt | +3.7% |
| 1997 | 56.49 kt | +3.5% |
| 1998 | 58.28 kt | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 59.99 kt | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 61.64 kt | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 63.21 kt | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 64.73 kt | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 66.19 kt | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 67.6 kt | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 68.97 kt | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 70.28 kt | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 71.6 kt | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 72.84 kt | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 74.01 kt | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 75.19 kt | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 76.33 kt | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 77.4 kt | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 78.41 kt | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 79.37 kt | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 80.3 kt | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 81.18 kt | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 82.04 kt | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 82.85 kt | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 83.63 kt | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 84.33 kt | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 85.03 kt | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 85.69 kt | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 86.32 kt | +0.7% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 86.32 kt is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1,328 kt, 6% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 86.32 kt is below the median for South Asia, which is 2,120 kt, 4% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 51.17 kt | 41.07 kt | 59.99 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 68.11 kt | 61.64 kt | 74.01 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.67 kt | 75.19 kt | 83.63 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.34 kt | 84.33 kt | 86.32 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
More climate change data for Bhutan
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 2.70 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 581.26 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 78.23 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 503.03 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.2952 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 17.97 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 129 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 40.23 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 88.77 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.1518 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) in Bhutan?
- Solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) in Bhutan was 86.32 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 86.32 kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.07 kt in 1990.
- How does Bhutan rank for solid food waste — emissions (co2eq)?
- Bhutan ranks 144th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bhutan 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.