Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) in South Africa
South Africa: Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) was 4,380 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) in South Africa, 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 South Africa is 4,380 kt, measured in 2023. 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 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) in South Africa peaked at 4,380 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3,240 kt, in 1990.
That places South Africa 29th out of 34 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,658 kt | 3,240 kt | 3,954 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,122 kt | 3,992 kt | 4,240 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,323 kt | 4,263 kt | 4,362 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,374 kt | 4,365 kt | 4,380 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
More climate change data for South Africa
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 34,365 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO 11,741 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO 22,624 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 44.31 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 807.99 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 5,495 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 5,119 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 376.6 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 19.32 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 13.45 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) in South Africa?
- Solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) in South Africa was 4,380 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 4,380 kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,240 kt in 1990.
- How does South Africa rank for solid food waste — emissions (co2eq)?
- South Africa ranks 29th out of 34 groups with data for 2023.
- Is solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Africa 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.