Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) in OECD
OECD: Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) was 145,839 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) in OECD, 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 OECD is 145,839 kt, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) in OECD peaked at 145,839 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 109,319 kt, in 1990.
OECD ranks 3rd of 180 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) in OECD, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 109,319 kt | — |
| 1991 | 112,784 kt | +3.2% |
| 1992 | 115,869 kt | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 119,610 kt | +3.2% |
| 1994 | 122,116 kt | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 124,299 kt | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 126,247 kt | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 127,992 kt | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 129,563 kt | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 130,977 kt | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 132,267 kt | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 133,398 kt | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 134,431 kt | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 135,399 kt | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 136,339 kt | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 137,242 kt | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 138,099 kt | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 138,929 kt | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 139,703 kt | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 140,288 kt | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 140,888 kt | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 141,477 kt | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 142,004 kt | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 142,505 kt | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 142,967 kt | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 143,325 kt | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 143,640 kt | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 143,968 kt | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 144,298 kt | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 144,605 kt | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 144,820 kt | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 145,133 kt | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 145,460 kt | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 145,839 kt | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 121,878 kt | 109,319 kt | 130,977 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 136,610 kt | 132,267 kt | 140,288 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 142,968 kt | 140,888 kt | 144,605 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 145,313 kt | 144,820 kt | 145,839 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near OECD
More climate change data for OECD
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 264,403 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 984,128 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 240,219 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 743,908 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 906.49 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 26,568 kt (2050)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 29.42 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 223,315 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 1,467 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 842.7 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) in OECD?
- Solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) in OECD was 145,839 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) recorded in OECD?
- The highest recorded value was 145,839 kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) recorded in OECD?
- The lowest recorded value was 109,319 kt in 1990.
- How does OECD rank for solid food waste — emissions (co2eq)?
- OECD ranks 3rd out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in OECD?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this OECD 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.