Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) in Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico: Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) was 996.49 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
996.49 kt
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
93rd
of 192 countries
All-time high
996.49 kt
in 2023
All-time low
929.2 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

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

02004006008001.0k1990200620231990: 929.2 kt1991: 935.5 kt1992: 940.6 kt1993: 944.9 kt1994: 948.7 kt1995: 952.2 kt1996: 955.3 kt1997: 958.2 kt1998: 961.6 kt1999: 964.8 kt2000: 967.7 kt2001: 971.2 kt2002: 973.9 kt2003: 976.3 kt2004: 978.9 kt2005: 981.1 kt2006: 983.1 kt2007: 984.8 kt2008: 986.5 kt2009: 988 kt2010: 989.3 kt2011: 990.4 kt2012: 991.3 kt2013: 992 kt2014: 992.5 kt2015: 992.9 kt2016: 993.3 kt2017: 993.5 kt2018: 993.2 kt2019: 993.7 kt2020: 993.6 kt2021: 994.1 kt2022: 995.2 kt2023: 996.5 kt

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

Analysis

In 2023, solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) in Puerto Rico stood at 996.49 kt. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) in Puerto Rico peaked at 996.49 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 929.2 kt, in 1990.

Puerto Rico ranks 93rd of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 949.1 kt 929.2 kt 964.78 kt 10
2000s 979.17 kt 967.72 kt 988.02 kt 10
2010s 992.2 kt 989.29 kt 993.66 kt 10
2020s 994.87 kt 993.64 kt 996.49 kt 4

Countries ranked near Puerto Rico

  1. 90 Costa Rica 1,275 kt compare
  2. 91 Kazakhstan 1,153 kt compare
  3. 92 Portugal 1,127 kt compare
  4. 94 Burundi 985.91 kt compare
  5. 95 Cambodia 985.14 kt compare
  6. 96 Germany 982.5 kt compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) in Puerto Rico?
Solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) in Puerto Rico was 996.49 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Puerto Rico?
The highest recorded value was 996.49 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Puerto Rico?
The lowest recorded value was 929.2 kt in 1990.
How does Puerto Rico rank for solid food waste — emissions (co2eq)?
Puerto Rico ranks 93rd out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
Is solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Puerto Rico 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.