Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) in Egypt

Egypt: Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) was 12,701 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
12,701 kt
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
12th
of 180 countries
All-time high
12,701 kt
in 2023
All-time low
7,372 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

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

05.0k10.0k15.0k1990200620231990: 7.4k kt1991: 7.8k kt1992: 8.1k kt1993: 8.5k kt1994: 8.8k kt1995: 9.1k kt1996: 9.3k kt1997: 9.6k kt1998: 9.8k kt1999: 10.1k kt2000: 10.3k kt2001: 10.4k kt2002: 10.6k kt2003: 10.8k kt2004: 10.9k kt2005: 11.0k kt2006: 11.2k kt2007: 11.3k kt2008: 11.4k kt2009: 11.6k kt2010: 11.7k kt2011: 11.8k kt2012: 11.9k kt2013: 12.0k kt2014: 12.1k kt2015: 12.2k kt2016: 12.3k kt2017: 12.3k kt2018: 12.4k kt2019: 12.5k kt2020: 12.5k kt2021: 12.6k kt2022: 12.7k kt2023: 12.7k kt

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

Analysis

Egypt recorded 12,701 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 0.4% on the previous year and up 5.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) in Egypt peaked at 12,701 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 7,372 kt, in 1990.

Egypt ranks 12th of 180 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) in Egypt, year by year

Annual values for Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) in Egypt, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 7,372 kt —
1991 7,758 kt +5.2%
1992 8,118 kt +4.6%
1993 8,453 kt +4.1%
1994 8,765 kt +3.7%
1995 9,058 kt +3.3%
1996 9,331 kt +3.0%
1997 9,588 kt +2.8%
1998 9,828 kt +2.5%
1999 10,050 kt +2.3%
2000 10,258 kt +2.1%
2001 10,448 kt +1.8%
2002 10,617 kt +1.6%
2003 10,770 kt +1.4%
2004 10,909 kt +1.3%
2005 11,043 kt +1.2%
2006 11,174 kt +1.2%
2007 11,302 kt +1.1%
2008 11,428 kt +1.1%
2009 11,550 kt +1.1%
2010 11,668 kt +1.0%
2011 11,780 kt +1.0%
2012 11,889 kt +0.9%
2013 11,990 kt +0.9%
2014 12,086 kt +0.8%
2015 12,176 kt +0.8%
2016 12,260 kt +0.7%
2017 12,324 kt +0.5%
2018 12,386 kt +0.5%
2019 12,451 kt +0.5%
2020 12,519 kt +0.5%
2021 12,585 kt +0.5%
2022 12,650 kt +0.5%
2023 12,701 kt +0.4%

Egypt compared with similar countries

  • Egypt's 12,701 kt is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1,328 kt, 9.6× the median. (37 countries reporting)
  • Egypt's 12,701 kt is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1,615 kt, 7.9× the median. (21 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 8,832 kt 7,372 kt 10,050 kt 10
2000s 10,950 kt 10,258 kt 11,550 kt 10
2010s 12,101 kt 11,668 kt 12,451 kt 10
2020s 12,614 kt 12,519 kt 12,701 kt 4

Countries ranked near Egypt

  1. 9 Russian Federation 23,959 kt compare
  2. 9 Viet Nam 3,526 kt compare
  3. 10 Pakistan 23,360 kt compare
  4. 10 Syrian Arab Republic 2,496 kt compare
  5. 11 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 1,388 kt compare
  6. 11 Thailand 14,516 kt compare
  7. 12 Republic of Moldova 1,367 kt compare
  8. 13 Bangladesh 10,707 kt compare
  9. 13 Lao People's Democratic Republic 236.33 kt compare
  10. 14 Iraq 9,545 kt compare
  11. 14 Timor-Leste 34.63 kt compare
  12. 15 Spain 9,517 kt compare

See the full ranking of 226 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) in Egypt?
Solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) in Egypt was 12,701 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Egypt?
The highest recorded value was 12,701 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Egypt?
The lowest recorded value was 7,372 kt in 1990.
How does Egypt rank for solid food waste — emissions (co2eq)?
Egypt ranks 12th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
Is solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in Egypt?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Egypt 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.