Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) in France
France: Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) was 2,452 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) in France, 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 France is 2,452 kt, measured in 2023. 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 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) in France peaked at 2,452 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2,050 kt, in 1990.
France ranks 42nd of 180 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) in France, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2,050 kt | — |
| 1991 | 2,107 kt | +2.8% |
| 1992 | 2,156 kt | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 2,195 kt | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 2,229 kt | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 2,259 kt | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 2,284 kt | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 2,303 kt | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 2,320 kt | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 2,333 kt | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 2,343 kt | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 2,352 kt | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 2,360 kt | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 2,370 kt | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 2,380 kt | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 2,389 kt | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 2,398 kt | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 2,407 kt | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 2,415 kt | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 2,421 kt | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 2,426 kt | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 2,431 kt | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 2,435 kt | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 2,438 kt | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 2,441 kt | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 2,441 kt | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 2,442 kt | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2,443 kt | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2,445 kt | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 2,446 kt | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2,446 kt | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2,449 kt | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 2,450 kt | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 2,452 kt | +0.1% |
France compared with similar countries
- France's 2,452 kt is above the median for high income countries, which is 299.99 kt, 8.2× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- France's 2,452 kt is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 351.51 kt, 7.0× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,224 kt | 2,050 kt | 2,333 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,384 kt | 2,343 kt | 2,421 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,439 kt | 2,426 kt | 2,446 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,449 kt | 2,446 kt | 2,452 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near France
More climate change data for France
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 2.23 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 55,837 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 11,820 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 44,017 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 44.6 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,572 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 16,983 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 16,451 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 532.77 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 62.08 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) in France?
- Solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) in France was 2,452 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 2,452 kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,050 kt in 1990.
- How does France rank for solid food waste — emissions (co2eq)?
- France ranks 42nd out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this France 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.