Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) in Malaysia

Malaysia: Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) was 4,744 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
4,744 kt
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
24th
of 180 countries
All-time high
4,744 kt
in 2023
All-time low
4,281 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

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

01.0k2.0k3.0k4.0k5.0k1990200620231990: 4.3k kt1991: 4.3k kt1992: 4.3k kt1993: 4.4k kt1994: 4.4k kt1995: 4.4k kt1996: 4.5k kt1997: 4.5k kt1998: 4.5k kt1999: 4.5k kt2000: 4.5k kt2001: 4.5k kt2002: 4.5k kt2003: 4.5k kt2004: 4.5k kt2005: 4.5k kt2006: 4.6k kt2007: 4.6k kt2008: 4.6k kt2009: 4.6k kt2010: 4.6k kt2011: 4.7k kt2012: 4.7k kt2013: 4.7k kt2014: 4.7k kt2015: 4.7k kt2016: 4.7k kt2017: 4.7k kt2018: 4.7k kt2019: 4.7k kt2020: 4.7k kt2021: 4.7k kt2022: 4.7k kt2023: 4.7k kt

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) in Malaysia is 4,744 kt, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) in Malaysia peaked at 4,744 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 4,281 kt, in 1990.

Malaysia ranks 24th of 180 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) in Malaysia, year by year

Annual values for Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) in Malaysia, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 4,281 kt —
1991 4,314 kt +0.8%
1992 4,348 kt +0.8%
1993 4,377 kt +0.7%
1994 4,403 kt +0.6%
1995 4,431 kt +0.6%
1996 4,457 kt +0.6%
1997 4,474 kt +0.4%
1998 4,464 kt -0.2%
1999 4,465 kt +0.0%
2000 4,476 kt +0.2%
2001 4,482 kt +0.1%
2002 4,491 kt +0.2%
2003 4,502 kt +0.3%
2004 4,517 kt +0.3%
2005 4,536 kt +0.4%
2006 4,555 kt +0.4%
2007 4,579 kt +0.5%
2008 4,605 kt +0.6%
2009 4,614 kt +0.2%
2010 4,634 kt +0.4%
2011 4,657 kt +0.5%
2012 4,675 kt +0.4%
2013 4,689 kt +0.3%
2014 4,701 kt +0.3%
2015 4,701 kt +0.0%
2016 4,702 kt +0.0%
2017 4,706 kt +0.1%
2018 4,716 kt +0.2%
2019 4,723 kt +0.2%
2020 4,723 kt -0.0%
2021 4,730 kt +0.1%
2022 4,739 kt +0.2%
2023 4,744 kt +0.1%

Malaysia compared with similar countries

  • Malaysia's 4,744 kt is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,426 kt, 3.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Malaysia's 4,744 kt is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3,895 kt, 1.2× the median. (12 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 4,401 kt 4,281 kt 4,474 kt 10
2000s 4,536 kt 4,476 kt 4,614 kt 10
2010s 4,690 kt 4,634 kt 4,723 kt 10
2020s 4,734 kt 4,723 kt 4,744 kt 4

Countries ranked near Malaysia

  1. 21 Ukraine 6,623 kt compare
  2. 22 Philippines 6,061 kt compare
  3. 23 Myanmar 5,145 kt compare
  4. 24 Caribbean 9,089 kt compare
  5. 25 Canada 4,709 kt compare
  6. 26 Kenya 4,592 kt compare
  7. 27 Chile 4,384 kt compare

See the full ranking of 226 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) in Malaysia?
Solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) in Malaysia was 4,744 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Malaysia?
The highest recorded value was 4,744 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Malaysia?
The lowest recorded value was 4,281 kt in 1990.
How does Malaysia rank for solid food waste — emissions (co2eq)?
Malaysia ranks 24th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
Is solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in Malaysia?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Malaysia 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.