Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) in Romania

Romania: Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) was 2,730 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
2,730 kt
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
38th
of 180 countries
All-time high
2,730 kt
in 2023
All-time low
1,089 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

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

01.0k2.0k3.0k1990200620231990: 1.1k kt1991: 1.3k kt1992: 1.4k kt1993: 1.6k kt1994: 1.7k kt1995: 1.8k kt1996: 1.9k kt1997: 2.0k kt1998: 2.1k kt1999: 2.1k kt2000: 2.2k kt2001: 2.2k kt2002: 2.3k kt2003: 2.3k kt2004: 2.4k kt2005: 2.4k kt2006: 2.4k kt2007: 2.5k kt2008: 2.5k kt2009: 2.5k kt2010: 2.6k kt2011: 2.6k kt2012: 2.6k kt2013: 2.6k kt2014: 2.6k kt2015: 2.6k kt2016: 2.7k kt2017: 2.7k kt2018: 2.7k kt2019: 2.7k kt2020: 2.7k kt2021: 2.7k kt2022: 2.7k kt2023: 2.7k kt

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

Analysis

In 2023, solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) in Romania stood at 2,730 kt. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) in Romania peaked at 2,730 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1,089 kt, in 1990.

Romania ranks 38th of 180 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) in Romania, year by year

Annual values for Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) in Romania, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 1,089 kt —
1991 1,272 kt +16.8%
1992 1,430 kt +12.4%
1993 1,568 kt +9.7%
1994 1,691 kt +7.8%
1995 1,802 kt +6.5%
1996 1,898 kt +5.3%
1997 1,982 kt +4.4%
1998 2,057 kt +3.8%
1999 2,120 kt +3.1%
2000 2,176 kt +2.6%
2001 2,227 kt +2.3%
2002 2,272 kt +2.0%
2003 2,315 kt +1.9%
2004 2,356 kt +1.8%
2005 2,396 kt +1.7%
2006 2,433 kt +1.6%
2007 2,470 kt +1.5%
2008 2,506 kt +1.4%
2009 2,533 kt +1.1%
2010 2,558 kt +1.0%
2011 2,580 kt +0.9%
2012 2,599 kt +0.7%
2013 2,616 kt +0.7%
2014 2,632 kt +0.6%
2015 2,644 kt +0.5%
2016 2,656 kt +0.4%
2017 2,667 kt +0.4%
2018 2,679 kt +0.5%
2019 2,690 kt +0.4%
2020 2,700 kt +0.4%
2021 2,710 kt +0.4%
2022 2,719 kt +0.3%
2023 2,730 kt +0.4%

Romania compared with similar countries

  • Romania's 2,730 kt is above the median for high income countries, which is 299.99 kt, 9.1× the median. (63 countries reporting)
  • Romania's 2,730 kt is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 351.51 kt, 7.8× the median. (49 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1,691 kt 1,089 kt 2,120 kt 10
2000s 2,368 kt 2,176 kt 2,533 kt 10
2010s 2,632 kt 2,558 kt 2,690 kt 10
2020s 2,715 kt 2,700 kt 2,730 kt 4

Countries ranked near Romania

  1. 35 Dominican Republic 3,211 kt compare
  2. 36 Australia 3,045 kt compare
  3. 37 Poland 2,801 kt compare
  4. 39 Greece 2,695 kt compare
  5. 40 Mongolia 2,557 kt compare
  6. 41 Rwanda 2,551 kt compare

See the full ranking of 226 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) in Romania?
Solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) in Romania was 2,730 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Romania?
The highest recorded value was 2,730 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Romania?
The lowest recorded value was 1,089 kt in 1990.
How does Romania rank for solid food waste — emissions (co2eq)?
Romania ranks 38th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
Is solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in Romania?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Romania 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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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
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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.