Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) in Denmark
Denmark: Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) was 31.93 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) in Denmark, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
In 2023, solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) in Denmark stood at 31.93 kt. 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 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) in Denmark peaked at 31.93 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 26.44 kt, in 1990.
Denmark ranks 162nd of 180 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) in Denmark, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 26.44 kt | — |
| 1991 | 27.18 kt | +2.8% |
| 1992 | 27.81 kt | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 28.32 kt | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 28.76 kt | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 29.17 kt | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 29.5 kt | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 29.77 kt | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 29.99 kt | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 30.18 kt | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 30.31 kt | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 30.43 kt | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 30.54 kt | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 30.68 kt | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 30.82 kt | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 30.95 kt | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 31.07 kt | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 31.2 kt | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 31.32 kt | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 31.4 kt | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 31.47 kt | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 31.54 kt | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 31.59 kt | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 31.64 kt | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 31.69 kt | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 31.69 kt | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 31.7 kt | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 31.73 kt | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 31.76 kt | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 31.78 kt | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 31.81 kt | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 31.86 kt | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 31.89 kt | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 31.93 kt | +0.1% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 31.93 kt is below the median for high income countries, which is 299.99 kt, 11% of the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 31.93 kt is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 351.51 kt, 9% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28.71 kt | 26.44 kt | 30.18 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 30.87 kt | 30.31 kt | 31.4 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.66 kt | 31.47 kt | 31.78 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.87 kt | 31.81 kt | 31.93 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
- 159 Maldives 44.93 kt compare
- 160 Cayman Islands 40.75 kt compare
- 161 Estonia 35.65 kt compare
- 163 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 28 kt compare
- 164 Saint Kitts and Nevis 27.95 kt compare
- 165 Seychelles 27.86 kt compare
More climate change data for Denmark
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 184.48 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 8,374 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,827 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 6,546 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 6.9 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 233.8 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,637 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,616 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 20.71 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 6.1 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) in Denmark?
- Solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) in Denmark was 31.93 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 31.93 kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.44 kt in 1990.
- How does Denmark rank for solid food waste — emissions (co2eq)?
- Denmark ranks 162nd out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Denmark 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.