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

Latest (2023)
2,081 kt
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
51st
of 180 countries
All-time high
2,081 kt
in 2023
All-time low
1,918 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) in China, Hong Kong SAR, 1990–2023

05001.0k1.5k2.0k1990200620231990: 1.9k kt1991: 1.9k kt1992: 2.0k kt1993: 2.0k kt1994: 2.0k kt1995: 2.0k kt1996: 2.0k kt1997: 2.0k kt1998: 2.0k kt1999: 2.0k kt2000: 2.0k kt2001: 2.0k kt2002: 2.0k kt2003: 2.0k kt2004: 2.0k kt2005: 2.0k kt2006: 2.0k kt2007: 2.0k kt2008: 2.0k kt2009: 2.0k kt2010: 2.0k kt2011: 2.0k kt2012: 2.0k kt2013: 2.1k kt2014: 2.1k kt2015: 2.1k kt2016: 2.1k kt2017: 2.1k kt2018: 2.1k kt2019: 2.1k kt2020: 2.1k kt2021: 2.1k kt2022: 2.1k kt2023: 2.1k kt

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 51st out of 180 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.

Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) in China, Hong Kong SAR, year by year

Annual values for Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) in China, Hong Kong SAR, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 1,918 kt —
1991 1,936 kt +0.9%
1992 1,952 kt +0.8%
1993 1,966 kt +0.7%
1994 1,979 kt +0.6%
1995 1,989 kt +0.5%
1996 1,998 kt +0.5%
1997 2,007 kt +0.4%
1998 2,012 kt +0.2%
1999 2,014 kt +0.1%
2000 2,017 kt +0.1%
2001 2,019 kt +0.1%
2002 2,019 kt +0.0%
2003 2,019 kt -0.0%
2004 2,020 kt +0.1%
2005 2,022 kt +0.1%
2006 2,025 kt +0.2%
2007 2,030 kt +0.2%
2008 2,034 kt +0.2%
2009 2,036 kt +0.1%
2010 2,039 kt +0.2%
2011 2,043 kt +0.2%
2012 2,047 kt +0.2%
2013 2,052 kt +0.2%
2014 2,056 kt +0.2%
2015 2,060 kt +0.2%
2016 2,064 kt +0.2%
2017 2,068 kt +0.2%
2018 2,072 kt +0.2%
2019 2,075 kt +0.1%
2020 2,076 kt +0.0%
2021 2,078 kt +0.1%
2022 2,079 kt +0.0%
2023 2,081 kt +0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 48 Israel 2,182 kt compare
  2. 49 Tunisia 2,172 kt compare
  3. 50 Afghanistan 2,101 kt compare
  4. 52 Haiti 1,988 kt compare
  5. 53 Italy 1,950 kt compare
  6. 54 Nepal 1,901 kt compare

See the full ranking of 226 places →

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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 51st out of 180 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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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.