Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) in Central Asia

Central Asia: Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) was 4,334 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
4,334 kt
Change on year
up 0.9%
Rank
30th
of 34 groups
All-time high
4,334 kt
in 2023
All-time low
1,219 kt
in 1992
Years of data
32
1992–2023

Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) in Central Asia, 1992–2023

1.0k2.0k3.0k4.0k1992200720231992: 1.2k kt1993: 1.5k kt1994: 1.7k kt1995: 1.9k kt1996: 2.0k kt1997: 2.2k kt1998: 2.4k kt1999: 2.5k kt2000: 2.6k kt2001: 2.8k kt2002: 2.9k kt2003: 3.0k kt2004: 3.1k kt2005: 3.2k kt2006: 3.3k kt2007: 3.4k kt2008: 3.5k kt2009: 3.5k kt2010: 3.6k kt2011: 3.7k kt2012: 3.8k kt2013: 3.8k kt2014: 3.9k kt2015: 4.0k kt2016: 4.0k kt2017: 4.1k kt2018: 4.1k kt2019: 4.2k kt2020: 4.2k kt2021: 4.3k kt2022: 4.3k kt2023: 4.3k kt

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

Analysis

In 2023, solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) in Central Asia stood at 4,334 kt. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 12.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) in Central Asia peaked at 4,334 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1,219 kt, in 1992.

That places Central Asia 30th out of 34 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1,919 kt 1,219 kt 2,513 kt 8
2000s 3,122 kt 2,644 kt 3,545 kt 10
2010s 3,923 kt 3,625 kt 4,170 kt 10
2020s 4,273 kt 4,212 kt 4,334 kt 4

Countries ranked near Central Asia

  1. 27 Democratic Republic of the Congo 5,426 kt compare
  2. 28 Myanmar 5,145 kt compare
  3. 29 Malaysia 4,744 kt compare
  4. 30 Canada 4,709 kt compare
  5. 31 Kenya 4,592 kt compare
  6. 32 Chile 4,384 kt compare
  7. 33 Morocco 4,183 kt compare

See the full ranking of 226 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) in Central Asia?
Solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) in Central Asia was 4,334 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Central Asia?
The highest recorded value was 4,334 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Central Asia?
The lowest recorded value was 1,219 kt in 1992.
How does Central Asia rank for solid food waste — emissions (co2eq)?
Central Asia ranks 30th out of 34 groups with data for 2023.
Is solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in Central Asia?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Central 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

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
Last refreshed

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.