Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) in South America
South America: Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) was 93,888 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) in South America, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
South America recorded 93,888 kt for solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) in South America peaked at 93,888 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 80,595 kt, in 1990.
South America ranks 12th of 34 groups 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 84,605 kt | 80,595 kt | 87,670 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 89,179 kt | 87,932 kt | 91,247 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 93,078 kt | 91,824 kt | 93,598 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 93,625 kt | 93,446 kt | 93,888 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near South America
- 9 Russian Federation 23,959 kt compare
- 10 Pakistan 23,360 kt compare
- 11 Türkiye 22,152 kt compare
- 12 Thailand 14,516 kt compare
- 13 Egypt 12,701 kt compare
- 14 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 12,424 kt compare
- 15 Bangladesh 10,707 kt compare
More climate change data for South America
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 1.01 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO 224,200 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO 781,384 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 846.04 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 27,907 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 123,748 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 96,422 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 27,326 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 363.86 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 975.93 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) in South America?
- Solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) in South America was 93,888 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 America?
- The highest recorded value was 93,888 kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) recorded in South America?
- The lowest recorded value was 80,595 kt in 1990.
- How does South America rank for solid food waste — emissions (co2eq)?
- South America ranks 12th out of 34 groups with data for 2023.
- Is solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in South America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South America 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.