Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) in China, Hong Kong SAR
China, Hong Kong SAR: Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) was 2,081 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) in China, Hong Kong SAR, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
The most recent figure for solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) in China, Hong Kong SAR is 2,081 kt, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) in China, Hong Kong SAR peaked at 2,081 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1,918 kt, in 1990.
That places China, Hong Kong SAR 58th out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,977 kt | 1,918 kt | 2,014 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,024 kt | 2,017 kt | 2,036 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,058 kt | 2,039 kt | 2,075 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,078 kt | 2,076 kt | 2,081 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near China, Hong Kong SAR
More climate change data for China, Hong Kong SAR
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 15.49 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO 3.92 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO 11.57 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 0.0148 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 0.4132 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 6.55 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 6.55 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 0 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 0.0247 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 0 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) in China, Hong Kong SAR?
- Solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) in China, Hong Kong SAR was 2,081 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) recorded in China, Hong Kong SAR?
- The highest recorded value was 2,081 kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) recorded in China, Hong Kong SAR?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,918 kt in 1990.
- How does China, Hong Kong SAR rank for solid food waste — emissions (co2eq)?
- China, Hong Kong SAR ranks 58th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in China, Hong Kong SAR?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China, Hong Kong SAR 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.