Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) in Eastern Europe

Eastern Europe: Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) was 42,445 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
42,445 kt
Change on year
up 0.2%
Rank
16th
of 31 groups
All-time high
42,445 kt
in 2023
All-time low
17,906 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) in Eastern Europe, 1990–2023

010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k1990200620231990: 17.9k kt1991: 22.3k kt1992: 24.0k kt1993: 26.7k kt1994: 29.0k kt1995: 30.8k kt1996: 32.4k kt1997: 33.7k kt1998: 34.7k kt1999: 35.5k kt2000: 36.2k kt2001: 36.8k kt2002: 37.4k kt2003: 37.9k kt2004: 38.4k kt2005: 38.9k kt2006: 39.4k kt2007: 39.8k kt2008: 40.3k kt2009: 40.6k kt2010: 40.8k kt2011: 41.1k kt2012: 41.4k kt2013: 41.6k kt2014: 41.8k kt2015: 41.8k kt2016: 41.9k kt2017: 41.9k kt2018: 42.0k kt2019: 42.1k kt2020: 42.2k kt2021: 42.3k kt2022: 42.4k kt2023: 42.4k kt

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

Analysis

Eastern Europe recorded 42,445 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 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) in Eastern Europe peaked at 42,445 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 17,906 kt, in 1990.

That places Eastern Europe 16th out of 31 groups 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 Eastern Europe, year by year

Annual values for Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) in Eastern Europe, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 17,906 kt —
1991 22,320 kt +24.6%
1992 24,032 kt +7.7%
1993 26,733 kt +11.2%
1994 28,962 kt +8.3%
1995 30,832 kt +6.5%
1996 32,387 kt +5.0%
1997 33,694 kt +4.0%
1998 34,719 kt +3.0%
1999 35,506 kt +2.3%
2000 36,214 kt +2.0%
2001 36,843 kt +1.7%
2002 37,399 kt +1.5%
2003 37,917 kt +1.4%
2004 38,424 kt +1.3%
2005 38,909 kt +1.3%
2006 39,371 kt +1.2%
2007 39,827 kt +1.2%
2008 40,269 kt +1.1%
2009 40,554 kt +0.7%
2010 40,843 kt +0.7%
2011 41,144 kt +0.7%
2012 41,404 kt +0.6%
2013 41,632 kt +0.6%
2014 41,791 kt +0.4%
2015 41,832 kt +0.1%
2016 41,864 kt +0.1%
2017 41,942 kt +0.2%
2018 42,028 kt +0.2%
2019 42,113 kt +0.2%
2020 42,163 kt +0.1%
2021 42,261 kt +0.2%
2022 42,364 kt +0.2%
2023 42,445 kt +0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 28,709 kt 17,906 kt 35,506 kt 10
2000s 38,573 kt 36,214 kt 40,554 kt 10
2010s 41,659 kt 40,843 kt 42,113 kt 10
2020s 42,308 kt 42,163 kt 42,445 kt 4

Countries ranked near Eastern Europe

  1. 13 Bangladesh 10,707 kt compare
  2. 13 Lao People's Democratic Republic 236.33 kt compare
  3. 14 Iraq 9,545 kt compare
  4. 14 Timor-Leste 34.63 kt compare
  5. 15 Spain 9,517 kt compare
  6. 16 Argentina 8,862 kt compare
  7. 17 Saudi Arabia 8,762 kt compare
  8. 18 Colombia 8,412 kt compare
  9. 19 Peru 7,742 kt compare

See the full ranking of 226 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) in Eastern Europe?
Solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) in Eastern Europe was 42,445 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 Europe?
The highest recorded value was 42,445 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Eastern Europe?
The lowest recorded value was 17,906 kt in 1990.
How does Eastern Europe rank for solid food waste — emissions (co2eq)?
Eastern Europe ranks 16th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
Is solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in Eastern Europe?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Eastern Europe 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.