Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) in Northern Africa
Northern Africa: Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) was 29,480 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) in Northern Africa, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
The most recent figure for solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) in Northern Africa is 29,480 kt, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) in Northern Africa peaked at 29,480 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 18,017 kt, in 1990.
That places Northern Africa 24th out of 34 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21,237 kt | 18,017 kt | 23,853 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 25,819 kt | 24,286 kt | 27,175 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 28,318 kt | 27,428 kt | 29,018 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 29,308 kt | 29,132 kt | 29,480 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Northern Africa
- 21 Colombia 8,412 kt compare
- 22 Peru 7,742 kt compare
- 23 Algeria 7,554 kt compare
- 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
More climate change data for Northern Africa
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 63,637 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO 22,272 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO 41,365 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 84.05 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 1,477 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 27,167 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 18,863 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 8,304 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 71.18 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 296.57 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) in Northern Africa?
- Solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) in Northern Africa was 29,480 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Northern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 29,480 kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Northern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 18,017 kt in 1990.
- How does Northern Africa rank for solid food waste — emissions (co2eq)?
- Northern Africa ranks 24th out of 34 groups with data for 2023.
- Is solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in Northern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Northern 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.