Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) in Northern Europe
Northern Europe: Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) was 3,539 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) in Northern Europe, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Northern Europe recorded 3,539 kt for solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) in Northern Europe peaked at 3,539 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2,434 kt, in 1990.
That places Northern Europe 32nd out of 32 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) in Northern Europe, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2,434 kt | — |
| 1991 | 2,502 kt | +2.8% |
| 1992 | 2,559 kt | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 2,611 kt | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 2,655 kt | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 2,783 kt | +4.8% |
| 1996 | 2,885 kt | +3.7% |
| 1997 | 2,972 kt | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 3,047 kt | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 3,111 kt | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 3,163 kt | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 3,208 kt | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 3,247 kt | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 3,284 kt | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 3,318 kt | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 3,349 kt | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 3,376 kt | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 3,403 kt | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 3,423 kt | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 3,437 kt | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 3,449 kt | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 3,461 kt | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 3,472 kt | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 3,481 kt | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 3,491 kt | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 3,498 kt | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 3,503 kt | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 3,508 kt | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 3,514 kt | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 3,519 kt | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 3,522 kt | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 3,529 kt | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 3,534 kt | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 3,539 kt | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,756 kt | 2,434 kt | 3,111 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,321 kt | 3,163 kt | 3,437 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,490 kt | 3,449 kt | 3,519 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,531 kt | 3,522 kt | 3,539 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Northern Europe
More climate change data for Northern Europe
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 2.17 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 81,778 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 17,871 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 63,907 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 67.44 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 2,282 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 15,260 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 15,142 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 118.83 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 57.14 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) in Northern Europe?
- Solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) in Northern Europe was 3,539 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 Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 3,539 kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Northern Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,434 kt in 1990.
- How does Northern Europe rank for solid food waste — emissions (co2eq)?
- Northern Europe ranks 32nd out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
- Is solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in Northern Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Northern Europe 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 Emissions from Pre- and Post-Agricultural Production provides estimates of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and related activity data associated with pre- and post-production stages of agrifood systems. The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2), fluorinated gases (F-gases) and their aggregates expressed in carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2eq). Estimates are computed following Tier 1 methods of the IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014) and are disseminated annually.