Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) in India
India: Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) was 106,619 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) in India, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
India recorded 106,619 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 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) in India peaked at 106,619 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 85,133 kt, in 1990.
India ranks 4th of 194 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) (AR5) in India, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 85,133 kt | — |
| 1991 | 87,309 kt | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 89,174 kt | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 90,704 kt | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 92,088 kt | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 93,298 kt | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 94,360 kt | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 95,279 kt | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 96,051 kt | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 96,751 kt | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 97,345 kt | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 97,862 kt | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 98,332 kt | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 98,830 kt | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 99,342 kt | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 99,858 kt | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 100,373 kt | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 100,968 kt | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 101,442 kt | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 101,913 kt | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 102,448 kt | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 102,941 kt | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 103,349 kt | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 103,700 kt | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 104,054 kt | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 104,366 kt | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 104,682 kt | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 105,039 kt | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 105,342 kt | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 105,626 kt | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 105,821 kt | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 106,099 kt | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 106,362 kt | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 106,619 kt | +0.2% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 106,619 kt is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1,328 kt, 80.3× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- India's 106,619 kt is above the median for South Asia, which is 2,120 kt, 50.3× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 92,015 kt | 85,133 kt | 96,751 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 99,626 kt | 97,345 kt | 101,913 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 104,155 kt | 102,448 kt | 105,626 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 106,225 kt | 105,821 kt | 106,619 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near India
More climate change data for India
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 27.69 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 602,760 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 105,678 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 497,082 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 398.78 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 17,753 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 279,594 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 176,015 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 103,578 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 664.21 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) in India?
- Solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) in India was 106,619 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 106,619 kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 85,133 kt in 1990.
- How does India rank for solid food waste — emissions (co2eq)?
- India ranks 4th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India 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 Emissions from Pre- and Post-Agricultural Production provides estimates of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and related activity data associated with pre- and post-production stages of agrifood systems. The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2), fluorinated gases (F-gases) and their aggregates expressed in carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2eq). Estimates are computed following Tier 1 methods of the IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014) and are disseminated annually.