Solid Food Waste β€” Emissions (CO2eq) in Democratic Republic of the Congo

Democratic Republic of the Congo: Solid Food Waste β€” Emissions (CO2eq) was 5,426 kt in 2023. β–² Rising

Latest (2023)
5,426 kt
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
22nd
of 33 regions
All-time high
5,426 kt
in 2023
All-time low
4,920 kt
in 1999
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Solid Food Waste β€” Emissions (CO2eq) in Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1990–2023

02.0k4.0k6.0k1990200620231990: 5.0k kt1991: 5.0k kt1992: 5.0k kt1993: 5.0k kt1994: 5.0k kt1995: 5.0k kt1996: 4.9k kt1997: 4.9k kt1998: 4.9k kt1999: 4.9k kt2000: 5.0k kt2001: 5.0k kt2002: 5.0k kt2003: 5.0k kt2004: 5.0k kt2005: 5.0k kt2006: 5.1k kt2007: 5.1k kt2008: 5.1k kt2009: 5.1k kt2010: 5.2k kt2011: 5.2k kt2012: 5.2k kt2013: 5.3k kt2014: 5.3k kt2015: 5.3k kt2016: 5.3k kt2017: 5.3k kt2018: 5.3k kt2019: 5.4k kt2020: 5.4k kt2021: 5.4k kt2022: 5.4k kt2023: 5.4k kt

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

Analysis

Democratic Republic of the Congo recorded 5,426 kt for solid food waste β€” emissions (co2eq) in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, solid food waste β€” emissions (co2eq) in Democratic Republic of the Congo peaked at 5,426 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 4,920 kt, in 1999.

That places Democratic Republic of the Congo 22nd out of 33 regions 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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 4,962 kt 4,920 kt 5,011 kt 10
2000s 5,054 kt 4,998 kt 5,147 kt 10
2010s 5,274 kt 5,169 kt 5,361 kt 10
2020s 5,398 kt 5,370 kt 5,426 kt 4

Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of the Congo

  1. 19 Peru 7,742 kt compare
  2. 20 Algeria 7,554 kt compare
  3. 21 Ukraine 6,623 kt compare
  4. 22 Philippines 6,061 kt compare
  5. 23 Myanmar 5,145 kt compare
  6. 24 Malaysia 4,744 kt compare
  7. 25 Canada 4,709 kt compare

See the full ranking of 226 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is solid food waste β€” emissions (co2eq) in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
Solid food waste β€” emissions (co2eq) in Democratic Republic of the Congo was 5,426 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest solid food waste β€” emissions (co2eq) recorded in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
The highest recorded value was 5,426 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest solid food waste β€” emissions (co2eq) recorded in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
The lowest recorded value was 4,920 kt in 1999.
How does Democratic Republic of the Congo rank for solid food waste β€” emissions (co2eq)?
Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 22nd out of 33 regions with data for 2023.
Is solid food waste β€” emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Democratic Republic of the Congo data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Solid Food Waste β€” Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Solid Food Waste β€” 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.