Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) in Mozambique

Mozambique: Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) was 1,528 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
1,528 kt
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
66th
of 180 countries
All-time high
1,528 kt
in 2023
All-time low
352.92 kt
in 1991
Years of data
33
1991–2023

Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) in Mozambique, 1991–2023

2505007501.0k1.2k1.5k1991200720231991: 352.9 kt1992: 595.9 kt1993: 783.9 kt1994: 929.1 kt1995: 1.0k kt1996: 1.1k kt1997: 1.2k kt1998: 1.3k kt1999: 1.3k kt2000: 1.3k kt2001: 1.4k kt2002: 1.4k kt2003: 1.4k kt2004: 1.4k kt2005: 1.4k kt2006: 1.5k kt2007: 1.5k kt2008: 1.5k kt2009: 1.5k kt2010: 1.5k kt2011: 1.5k kt2012: 1.5k kt2013: 1.5k kt2014: 1.5k kt2015: 1.5k kt2016: 1.5k kt2017: 1.5k kt2018: 1.5k kt2019: 1.5k kt2020: 1.5k kt2021: 1.5k kt2022: 1.5k kt2023: 1.5k kt

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

Analysis

Mozambique recorded 1,528 kt for solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) in 2023. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) in Mozambique peaked at 1,528 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 352.92 kt, in 1991.

That places Mozambique 66th out of 180 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) in Mozambique, 1991 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1991 352.92 kt —
1992 595.89 kt +68.8%
1993 783.88 kt +31.5%
1994 929.05 kt +18.5%
1995 1,041 kt +12.1%
1996 1,132 kt +8.7%
1997 1,205 kt +6.4%
1998 1,263 kt +4.8%
1999 1,309 kt +3.7%
2000 1,344 kt +2.7%
2001 1,370 kt +1.9%
2002 1,391 kt +1.5%
2003 1,409 kt +1.3%
2004 1,425 kt +1.2%
2005 1,440 kt +1.0%
2006 1,452 kt +0.8%
2007 1,463 kt +0.8%
2008 1,474 kt +0.8%
2009 1,482 kt +0.5%
2010 1,487 kt +0.3%
2011 1,495 kt +0.5%
2012 1,502 kt +0.5%
2013 1,509 kt +0.4%
2014 1,514 kt +0.4%
2015 1,517 kt +0.2%
2016 1,514 kt -0.2%
2017 1,514 kt -0.0%
2018 1,516 kt +0.1%
2019 1,518 kt +0.1%
2020 1,518 kt -0.0%
2021 1,520 kt +0.1%
2022 1,524 kt +0.3%
2023 1,528 kt +0.3%

Mozambique compared with similar countries

  • Mozambique's 1,528 kt is above the median for low income countries, which is 1,297 kt, 1.2× the median. (19 countries reporting)
  • Mozambique's 1,528 kt is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 599.08 kt, 2.6× the median. (41 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) in Mozambique changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1992 +68.8% 352.92 kt 595.89 kt
1993 +31.5% 595.89 kt 783.88 kt

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 956.99 kt 352.92 kt 1,309 kt 9
2000s 1,425 kt 1,344 kt 1,482 kt 10
2010s 1,509 kt 1,487 kt 1,518 kt 10
2020s 1,522 kt 1,518 kt 1,528 kt 4

Countries ranked near Mozambique

  1. 63 Azerbaijan 1,611 kt compare
  2. 64 Nicaragua 1,578 kt compare
  3. 65 Belarus 1,558 kt compare
  4. 67 Kuwait 1,494 kt compare
  5. 68 El Salvador 1,440 kt compare
  6. 69 Angola 1,436 kt compare

See the full ranking of 226 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) in Mozambique?
Solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) in Mozambique was 1,528 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Mozambique?
The highest recorded value was 1,528 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Mozambique?
The lowest recorded value was 352.92 kt in 1991.
How does Mozambique rank for solid food waste — emissions (co2eq)?
Mozambique ranks 66th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
Is solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in Mozambique?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Mozambique 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.