Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) in Middle Africa
Middle Africa: Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) was 9,669 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) in Middle Africa, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
In 2023, solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) in Middle Africa stood at 9,669 kt. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) in Middle Africa peaked at 9,669 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 8,044 kt, in 1990.
Middle Africa ranks 27th of 34 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8,346 kt | 8,044 kt | 8,524 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 8,862 kt | 8,653 kt | 9,128 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 9,391 kt | 9,181 kt | 9,555 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 9,622 kt | 9,574 kt | 9,669 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Middle Africa
- 24 United Republic of Tanzania 7,350 kt compare
- 25 Ukraine 6,623 kt compare
- 26 Philippines 6,061 kt compare
- 27 Democratic Republic of the Congo 5,426 kt compare
- 28 Myanmar 5,145 kt compare
- 29 Malaysia 4,744 kt compare
- 30 Canada 4,709 kt compare
More climate change data for Middle Africa
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 101,098 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO 33,706 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO 67,392 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 127.19 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 2,407 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 3,869 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 2,377 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 1,492 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 8.97 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 53.27 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) in Middle Africa?
- Solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) in Middle Africa was 9,669 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Middle Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 9,669 kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Middle Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,044 kt in 1990.
- How does Middle Africa rank for solid food waste — emissions (co2eq)?
- Middle Africa ranks 27th out of 34 groups with data for 2023.
- Is solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in Middle Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle Africa 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.