Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) in Rwanda

Rwanda: Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) was 2,551 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
2,551 kt
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
47th
of 192 countries
All-time high
2,551 kt
in 2023
All-time low
2,240 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

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

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

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

Analysis

In 2023, solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) in Rwanda stood at 2,551 kt. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) in Rwanda peaked at 2,551 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2,240 kt, in 1990.

That places Rwanda 47th out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2,298 kt 2,240 kt 2,338 kt 10
2000s 2,376 kt 2,345 kt 2,429 kt 10
2010s 2,489 kt 2,443 kt 2,523 kt 10
2020s 2,539 kt 2,528 kt 2,551 kt 4

Countries ranked near Rwanda

  1. 44 Romania 2,730 kt compare
  2. 45 Greece 2,695 kt compare
  3. 46 Mongolia 2,557 kt compare
  4. 48 Syrian Arab Republic 2,496 kt compare
  5. 49 France 2,452 kt compare
  6. 50 Guatemala 2,404 kt compare

See the full ranking of 226 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) in Rwanda?
Solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) in Rwanda was 2,551 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Rwanda?
The highest recorded value was 2,551 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Rwanda?
The lowest recorded value was 2,240 kt in 1990.
How does Rwanda rank for solid food waste — emissions (co2eq)?
Rwanda ranks 47th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
Is solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in Rwanda?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Rwanda 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.