Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) in Guatemala

Guatemala: Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) was 2,404 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
2,404 kt
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
43rd
of 180 countries
All-time high
2,404 kt
in 2023
All-time low
2,014 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

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

05001.0k1.5k2.0k2.5k1990200620231990: 2.0k kt1991: 2.1k kt1992: 2.1k kt1993: 2.1k kt1994: 2.1k kt1995: 2.2k kt1996: 2.2k kt1997: 2.2k kt1998: 2.2k kt1999: 2.2k kt2000: 2.2k kt2001: 2.2k kt2002: 2.2k kt2003: 2.3k kt2004: 2.3k kt2005: 2.3k kt2006: 2.3k kt2007: 2.3k kt2008: 2.3k kt2009: 2.3k kt2010: 2.3k kt2011: 2.3k kt2012: 2.3k kt2013: 2.3k kt2014: 2.3k kt2015: 2.4k kt2016: 2.4k kt2017: 2.4k kt2018: 2.4k kt2019: 2.4k kt2020: 2.4k kt2021: 2.4k kt2022: 2.4k kt2023: 2.4k kt

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

Analysis

In 2023, solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) in Guatemala stood at 2,404 kt. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) in Guatemala peaked at 2,404 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2,014 kt, in 1990.

That places Guatemala 43rd out of 180 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 Guatemala, year by year

Annual values for Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) in Guatemala, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 2,014 kt —
1991 2,053 kt +1.9%
1992 2,085 kt +1.6%
1993 2,113 kt +1.3%
1994 2,137 kt +1.2%
1995 2,159 kt +1.0%
1996 2,177 kt +0.9%
1997 2,195 kt +0.8%
1998 2,210 kt +0.7%
1999 2,221 kt +0.5%
2000 2,231 kt +0.4%
2001 2,238 kt +0.3%
2002 2,245 kt +0.3%
2003 2,252 kt +0.3%
2004 2,260 kt +0.3%
2005 2,268 kt +0.4%
2006 2,277 kt +0.4%
2007 2,286 kt +0.4%
2008 2,297 kt +0.4%
2009 2,304 kt +0.3%
2010 2,311 kt +0.3%
2011 2,320 kt +0.4%
2012 2,328 kt +0.3%
2013 2,336 kt +0.3%
2014 2,344 kt +0.3%
2015 2,352 kt +0.3%
2016 2,359 kt +0.3%
2017 2,366 kt +0.3%
2018 2,373 kt +0.3%
2019 2,379 kt +0.3%
2020 2,383 kt +0.2%
2021 2,390 kt +0.3%
2022 2,396 kt +0.3%
2023 2,404 kt +0.3%

Guatemala compared with similar countries

  • Guatemala's 2,404 kt is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,426 kt, 1.7× the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Guatemala's 2,404 kt is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 901.21 kt, 2.7× the median. (35 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2,136 kt 2,014 kt 2,221 kt 10
2000s 2,266 kt 2,231 kt 2,304 kt 10
2010s 2,347 kt 2,311 kt 2,379 kt 10
2020s 2,393 kt 2,383 kt 2,404 kt 4

Countries ranked near Guatemala

  1. 40 Mongolia 2,557 kt compare
  2. 41 Rwanda 2,551 kt compare
  3. 42 France 2,452 kt compare
  4. 44 Sri Lanka 2,339 kt compare
  5. 45 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 2,267 kt compare
  6. 46 Madagascar 2,235 kt compare

See the full ranking of 226 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) in Guatemala?
Solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) in Guatemala was 2,404 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Guatemala?
The highest recorded value was 2,404 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Guatemala?
The lowest recorded value was 2,014 kt in 1990.
How does Guatemala rank for solid food waste — emissions (co2eq)?
Guatemala ranks 43rd out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
Is solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in Guatemala?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Guatemala 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.