Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) in Iraq
Iraq: Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) was 9,545 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) in Iraq, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Iraq recorded 9,545 kt for solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) in Iraq peaked at 9,545 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 5,795 kt, in 1990.
That places Iraq 16th out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6,530 kt | 5,795 kt | 7,330 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 8,053 kt | 7,500 kt | 8,568 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 9,052 kt | 8,670 kt | 9,359 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 9,475 kt | 9,403 kt | 9,545 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
More climate change data for Iraq
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 10,634 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO 3,750 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO 6,884 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 14.15 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 245.84 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 5,859 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 4,294 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 1,565 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 16.21 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 55.89 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) in Iraq?
- Solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) in Iraq was 9,545 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 9,545 kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,795 kt in 1990.
- How does Iraq rank for solid food waste — emissions (co2eq)?
- Iraq ranks 16th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iraq 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.