Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) in Colombia
Colombia: Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) was 8,412 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) in Colombia, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 8,412 kt for solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) in Colombia peaked at 8,412 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 6,728 kt, in 1990.
That places Colombia 21st out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) in Colombia, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 6,728 kt | — |
| 1991 | 6,912 kt | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 7,075 kt | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 7,217 kt | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 7,347 kt | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 7,461 kt | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 7,559 kt | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 7,646 kt | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 7,713 kt | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 7,762 kt | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 7,811 kt | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 7,851 kt | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 7,884 kt | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 7,910 kt | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 7,943 kt | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 7,983 kt | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 8,021 kt | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 8,066 kt | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 8,112 kt | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 8,147 kt | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 8,189 kt | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 8,231 kt | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 8,272 kt | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 8,307 kt | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 8,336 kt | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 8,346 kt | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 8,353 kt | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 8,364 kt | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 8,377 kt | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 8,386 kt | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 8,383 kt | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 8,390 kt | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 8,401 kt | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 8,412 kt | +0.1% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 8,412 kt is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,426 kt, 5.9× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 8,412 kt is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 901.21 kt, 9.3× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7,342 kt | 6,728 kt | 7,762 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 7,973 kt | 7,811 kt | 8,147 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 8,316 kt | 8,189 kt | 8,386 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,396 kt | 8,383 kt | 8,412 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
More climate change data for Colombia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 578.93 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 89,376 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 19,540 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 69,836 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 73.73 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 2,494 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 8,330 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 3,828 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 4,502 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 14.44 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) in Colombia?
- Solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) in Colombia was 8,412 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 8,412 kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,728 kt in 1990.
- How does Colombia rank for solid food waste — emissions (co2eq)?
- Colombia ranks 21st out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Colombia 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 Emissions from Pre- and Post-Agricultural Production provides estimates of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and related activity data associated with pre- and post-production stages of agrifood systems. The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2), fluorinated gases (F-gases) and their aggregates expressed in carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2eq). Estimates are computed following Tier 1 methods of the IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014) and are disseminated annually.