Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) in Libya

Libya: Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) was 968.86 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
968.86 kt
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
89th
of 180 countries
All-time high
968.86 kt
in 2023
All-time low
592.28 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

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

02004006008001.0k1990200620231990: 592.3 kt1991: 623.5 kt1992: 652.3 kt1993: 678.4 kt1994: 702.1 kt1995: 723.6 kt1996: 743.6 kt1997: 762.3 kt1998: 779.1 kt1999: 795.5 kt2000: 810.7 kt2001: 824.2 kt2002: 834.9 kt2003: 845.7 kt2004: 856.4 kt2005: 867.4 kt2006: 878.3 kt2007: 888.6 kt2008: 899 kt2009: 907.2 kt2010: 915.5 kt2011: 921.6 kt2012: 929.6 kt2013: 936 kt2014: 941 kt2015: 945.1 kt2016: 948.9 kt2017: 953.5 kt2018: 958.2 kt2019: 962 kt2020: 964.2 kt2021: 965.3 kt2022: 967.1 kt2023: 968.9 kt

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

Analysis

Libya recorded 968.86 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 3.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) in Libya peaked at 968.86 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 592.28 kt, in 1990.

Libya ranks 89th of 180 countries 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) in Libya, year by year

Annual values for Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) in Libya, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 592.28 kt —
1991 623.46 kt +5.3%
1992 652.28 kt +4.6%
1993 678.39 kt +4.0%
1994 702.14 kt +3.5%
1995 723.58 kt +3.1%
1996 743.61 kt +2.8%
1997 762.33 kt +2.5%
1998 779.07 kt +2.2%
1999 795.47 kt +2.1%
2000 810.67 kt +1.9%
2001 824.22 kt +1.7%
2002 834.88 kt +1.3%
2003 845.68 kt +1.3%
2004 856.37 kt +1.3%
2005 867.38 kt +1.3%
2006 878.26 kt +1.3%
2007 888.62 kt +1.2%
2008 898.97 kt +1.2%
2009 907.15 kt +0.9%
2010 915.52 kt +0.9%
2011 921.57 kt +0.7%
2012 929.55 kt +0.9%
2013 935.99 kt +0.7%
2014 940.98 kt +0.5%
2015 945.06 kt +0.4%
2016 948.94 kt +0.4%
2017 953.55 kt +0.5%
2018 958.17 kt +0.5%
2019 962.02 kt +0.4%
2020 964.21 kt +0.2%
2021 965.3 kt +0.1%
2022 967.1 kt +0.2%
2023 968.86 kt +0.2%

Libya compared with similar countries

  • Libya's 968.86 kt is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,426 kt, 68% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Libya's 968.86 kt is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1,615 kt, 60% of the median. (21 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 705.26 kt 592.28 kt 795.47 kt 10
2000s 861.22 kt 810.67 kt 907.15 kt 10
2010s 941.14 kt 915.52 kt 962.02 kt 10
2020s 966.36 kt 964.21 kt 968.86 kt 4

Countries ranked near Libya

  1. 86 Cambodia 985.14 kt compare
  2. 87 Germany 982.5 kt compare
  3. 88 Palestine 982.14 kt compare
  4. 90 Jamaica 901.21 kt compare
  5. 91 Uruguay 861.14 kt compare
  6. 92 Chad 842.13 kt compare

See the full ranking of 226 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) in Libya?
Solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) in Libya was 968.86 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Libya?
The highest recorded value was 968.86 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Libya?
The lowest recorded value was 592.28 kt in 1990.
How does Libya rank for solid food waste — emissions (co2eq)?
Libya ranks 89th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
Is solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in Libya?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Libya 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.