Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) in Caribbean

Caribbean: Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) was 9,089 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
9,089 kt
Change on year
down 3.0%
World rank
24th
of 31 countries
All-time high
10,500 kt
in 2019
All-time low
9,089 kt
in 2023
Years of data
34
1990–2023

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

02.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k1990200620231990: 9.5k kt1991: 9.5k kt1992: 9.6k kt1993: 9.6k kt1994: 9.6k kt1995: 9.7k kt1996: 9.7k kt1997: 9.7k kt1998: 9.8k kt1999: 9.8k kt2000: 9.8k kt2001: 9.9k kt2002: 9.9k kt2003: 10.0k kt2004: 10.0k kt2005: 10.1k kt2006: 10.1k kt2007: 10.2k kt2008: 10.2k kt2009: 10.3k kt2010: 10.3k kt2011: 10.3k kt2012: 10.4k kt2013: 10.4k kt2014: 10.4k kt2015: 10.4k kt2016: 10.5k kt2017: 10.5k kt2018: 10.5k kt2019: 10.5k kt2020: 10.5k kt2021: 9.8k kt2022: 9.4k kt2023: 9.1k kt

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

Analysis

In 2023, solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) in Caribbean stood at 9,089 kt. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.

That represents a change of down 3.0% on the previous year and down 12.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) in Caribbean peaked at 10,500 kt in 2019 and was at its lowest, 9,089 kt, in 2023.

Caribbean ranks 24th of 31 countries on this measure, 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 Caribbean, year by year

Annual values for Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) in Caribbean, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 9,452 kt —
1991 9,520 kt +0.7%
1992 9,557 kt +0.4%
1993 9,588 kt +0.3%
1994 9,626 kt +0.4%
1995 9,671 kt +0.5%
1996 9,703 kt +0.3%
1997 9,737 kt +0.4%
1998 9,770 kt +0.3%
1999 9,801 kt +0.3%
2000 9,846 kt +0.5%
2001 9,878 kt +0.3%
2002 9,944 kt +0.7%
2003 9,974 kt +0.3%
2004 10,008 kt +0.3%
2005 10,063 kt +0.5%
2006 10,124 kt +0.6%
2007 10,182 kt +0.6%
2008 10,233 kt +0.5%
2009 10,265 kt +0.3%
2010 10,296 kt +0.3%
2011 10,349 kt +0.5%
2012 10,378 kt +0.3%
2013 10,402 kt +0.2%
2014 10,422 kt +0.2%
2015 10,440 kt +0.2%
2016 10,454 kt +0.1%
2017 10,470 kt +0.2%
2018 10,488 kt +0.2%
2019 10,500 kt +0.1%
2020 10,497 kt -0.0%
2021 9,785 kt -6.8%
2022 9,366 kt -4.3%
2023 9,089 kt -3.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 9,642 kt 9,452 kt 9,801 kt 10
2000s 10,052 kt 9,846 kt 10,265 kt 10
2010s 10,420 kt 10,296 kt 10,500 kt 10
2020s 9,684 kt 9,089 kt 10,497 kt 4

Countries ranked near Caribbean

  1. 21 Ukraine 6,623 kt compare
  2. 22 Philippines 6,061 kt compare
  3. 23 Myanmar 5,145 kt compare
  4. 24 Malaysia 4,744 kt compare
  5. 25 Canada 4,709 kt compare
  6. 26 Kenya 4,592 kt compare
  7. 27 Chile 4,384 kt compare

See the full ranking of 226 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) in Caribbean?
Solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) in Caribbean was 9,089 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Caribbean?
The highest recorded value was 10,500 kt in 2019.
What is the lowest solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Caribbean?
The lowest recorded value was 9,089 kt in 2023.
How does Caribbean rank for solid food waste — emissions (co2eq)?
Caribbean ranks 24th out of 31 countries with data for 2023.
Is solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in Caribbean?
Over the last ten years it is down 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Caribbean 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.