Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) in Eastern Africa
Eastern Africa: Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) was 30,801 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) in Eastern Africa, 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 Eastern Africa is 30,801 kt, measured 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 — emissions (co2eq) in Eastern Africa peaked at 30,801 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 24,431 kt, in 1990.
Eastern Africa ranks 22nd of 34 groups on this measure, 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 | 26,407 kt | 24,431 kt | 27,687 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 28,439 kt | 27,838 kt | 29,178 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 29,948 kt | 29,341 kt | 30,440 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 30,659 kt | 30,520 kt | 30,801 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Africa
More climate change data for Eastern Africa
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 337,539 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO 111,806 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO 225,733 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 421.91 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 8,062 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 36,052 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 19,110 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 16,942 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 72.11 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 605.08 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) in Eastern Africa?
- Solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) in Eastern Africa was 30,801 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 30,801 kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 24,431 kt in 1990.
- How does Eastern Africa rank for solid food waste — emissions (co2eq)?
- Eastern Africa ranks 22nd out of 34 groups with data for 2023.
- Is solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in Eastern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eastern Africa 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.