Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) in India
India: Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) 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 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 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 180 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 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.