Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) in Mongolia

Mongolia: Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) was 2,557 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
2,557 kt
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
40th
of 180 countries
All-time high
2,557 kt
in 2023
All-time low
1,284 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

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

01.0k2.0k3.0k1990200620231990: 1.3k kt1991: 1.4k kt1992: 1.4k kt1993: 1.5k kt1994: 1.6k kt1995: 1.6k kt1996: 1.7k kt1997: 1.7k kt1998: 1.8k kt1999: 1.8k kt2000: 1.9k kt2001: 1.9k kt2002: 1.9k kt2003: 2.0k kt2004: 2.0k kt2005: 2.0k kt2006: 2.1k kt2007: 2.1k kt2008: 2.2k kt2009: 2.2k kt2010: 2.2k kt2011: 2.3k kt2012: 2.3k kt2013: 2.3k kt2014: 2.3k kt2015: 2.4k kt2016: 2.4k kt2017: 2.4k kt2018: 2.5k kt2019: 2.5k kt2020: 2.5k kt2021: 2.5k kt2022: 2.5k kt2023: 2.6k kt

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

Analysis

In 2023, solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) in Mongolia stood at 2,557 kt. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 10.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) in Mongolia peaked at 2,557 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1,284 kt, in 1990.

That places Mongolia 40th out of 180 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 Mongolia, year by year

Annual values for Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) in Mongolia, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 1,284 kt —
1991 1,362 kt +6.1%
1992 1,431 kt +5.1%
1993 1,493 kt +4.3%
1994 1,552 kt +4.0%
1995 1,612 kt +3.8%
1996 1,667 kt +3.4%
1997 1,718 kt +3.1%
1998 1,765 kt +2.8%
1999 1,810 kt +2.5%
2000 1,852 kt +2.3%
2001 1,893 kt +2.2%
2002 1,932 kt +2.1%
2003 1,970 kt +2.0%
2004 2,007 kt +1.9%
2005 2,044 kt +1.8%
2006 2,081 kt +1.8%
2007 2,117 kt +1.7%
2008 2,153 kt +1.7%
2009 2,185 kt +1.5%
2010 2,219 kt +1.6%
2011 2,254 kt +1.6%
2012 2,287 kt +1.5%
2013 2,319 kt +1.4%
2014 2,349 kt +1.3%
2015 2,376 kt +1.2%
2016 2,402 kt +1.1%
2017 2,426 kt +1.0%
2018 2,450 kt +1.0%
2019 2,473 kt +0.9%
2020 2,494 kt +0.9%
2021 2,516 kt +0.8%
2022 2,536 kt +0.8%
2023 2,557 kt +0.8%

Mongolia compared with similar countries

  • Mongolia's 2,557 kt is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,426 kt, 1.8× the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Mongolia's 2,557 kt is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3,895 kt, 66% of the median. (12 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1,569 kt 1,284 kt 1,810 kt 10
2000s 2,024 kt 1,852 kt 2,185 kt 10
2010s 2,355 kt 2,219 kt 2,473 kt 10
2020s 2,526 kt 2,494 kt 2,557 kt 4

Countries ranked near Mongolia

  1. 37 Poland 2,801 kt compare
  2. 38 Romania 2,730 kt compare
  3. 39 Greece 2,695 kt compare
  4. 41 Rwanda 2,551 kt compare
  5. 42 France 2,452 kt compare
  6. 43 Guatemala 2,404 kt compare

See the full ranking of 226 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) in Mongolia?
Solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) in Mongolia was 2,557 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Mongolia?
The highest recorded value was 2,557 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Mongolia?
The lowest recorded value was 1,284 kt in 1990.
How does Mongolia rank for solid food waste — emissions (co2eq)?
Mongolia ranks 40th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
Is solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in Mongolia?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Mongolia 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.