Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
Least Developed Countries (LDCs): Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) was 68,346 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Least Developed Countries (LDCs) recorded 68,346 kt for solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) peaked at 68,346 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 51,861 kt, in 1990.
Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 14th of 32 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 51,861 kt | — |
| 1991 | 53,216 kt | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 54,267 kt | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 55,184 kt | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 55,904 kt | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 56,617 kt | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 57,286 kt | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 57,867 kt | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 58,396 kt | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 58,856 kt | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 59,555 kt | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 60,040 kt | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 60,514 kt | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 61,013 kt | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 61,514 kt | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 62,030 kt | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 62,541 kt | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 63,094 kt | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 63,697 kt | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 64,232 kt | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 64,744 kt | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 65,248 kt | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 65,705 kt | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 66,136 kt | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 66,550 kt | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 66,889 kt | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 67,213 kt | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 67,528 kt | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 67,837 kt | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 67,931 kt | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 68,010 kt | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 68,112 kt | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 68,236 kt | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 68,346 kt | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 55,945 kt | 51,861 kt | 58,856 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 61,823 kt | 59,555 kt | 64,232 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 66,578 kt | 64,744 kt | 67,931 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 68,176 kt | 68,010 kt | 68,346 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
More climate change data for Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 4.70 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 708,280 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 216,438 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 491,841 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 816.75 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 17,566 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 179,120 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 48,410 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 130,710 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 182.68 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) was 68,346 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 68,346 kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 51,861 kt in 1990.
- How does Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank for solid food waste — emissions (co2eq)?
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 14th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
- Is solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 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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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.