Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) in Pakistan

Pakistan: Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) was 23,360 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
23,360 kt
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
10th
of 192 countries
All-time high
23,360 kt
in 2023
All-time low
13,540 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

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

05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k25.0k1990200620231990: 13.5k kt1991: 14.3k kt1992: 14.9k kt1993: 15.6k kt1994: 16.1k kt1995: 16.7k kt1996: 17.2k kt1997: 17.6k kt1998: 18.0k kt1999: 18.4k kt2000: 18.8k kt2001: 19.2k kt2002: 19.5k kt2003: 19.8k kt2004: 20.1k kt2005: 20.4k kt2006: 20.7k kt2007: 20.9k kt2008: 21.1k kt2009: 21.4k kt2010: 21.6k kt2011: 21.8k kt2012: 21.9k kt2013: 22.1k kt2014: 22.3k kt2015: 22.4k kt2016: 22.6k kt2017: 22.7k kt2018: 22.9k kt2019: 23.0k kt2020: 23.1k kt2021: 23.2k kt2022: 23.3k kt2023: 23.4k kt

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) in Pakistan is 23,360 kt, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 5.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) in Pakistan peaked at 23,360 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 13,540 kt, in 1990.

Pakistan ranks 10th of 192 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 16,243 kt 13,540 kt 18,434 kt 10
2000s 20,189 kt 18,824 kt 21,361 kt 10
2010s 22,323 kt 21,561 kt 22,972 kt 10
2020s 23,221 kt 23,072 kt 23,360 kt 4

Countries ranked near Pakistan

  1. 7 Mexico 35,963 kt compare
  2. 8 Nigeria 24,127 kt compare
  3. 9 Russian Federation 23,959 kt compare
  4. 11 Türkiye 22,152 kt compare
  5. 12 Thailand 14,516 kt compare
  6. 13 Egypt 12,701 kt compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) in Pakistan?
Solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) in Pakistan was 23,360 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Pakistan?
The highest recorded value was 23,360 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Pakistan?
The lowest recorded value was 13,540 kt in 1990.
How does Pakistan rank for solid food waste — emissions (co2eq)?
Pakistan ranks 10th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
Is solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in Pakistan?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Pakistan 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

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
Last refreshed

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.