Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) in South America
South America: Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) 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 32 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.
Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) in South America, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 80,595 kt | — |
| 1991 | 81,633 kt | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 82,500 kt | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 83,323 kt | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 84,294 kt | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 85,347 kt | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 86,227 kt | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 86,956 kt | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 87,509 kt | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 87,670 kt | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 87,932 kt | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 88,056 kt | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 88,094 kt | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 88,252 kt | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 88,563 kt | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 89,047 kt | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 89,591 kt | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 90,196 kt | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 90,816 kt | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 91,247 kt | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 91,824 kt | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 92,398 kt | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 92,793 kt | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 93,115 kt | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 93,362 kt | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 93,323 kt | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 93,332 kt | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 93,484 kt | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 93,552 kt | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 93,598 kt | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 93,446 kt | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 93,493 kt | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 93,671 kt | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 93,888 kt | +0.2% |
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
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 12.72 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 1.01 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 224,200 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 781,384 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 846.04 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 27,907 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 123,748 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 96,422 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 27,326 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 363.86 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 32 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 Emissions from Pre- and Post-Agricultural Production provides estimates of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and related activity data associated with pre- and post-production stages of agrifood systems. The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2), fluorinated gases (F-gases) and their aggregates expressed in carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2eq). Estimates are computed following Tier 1 methods of the IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014) and are disseminated annually.