Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) in Southern Africa
Southern Africa: Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) was 4,609 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) in Southern Africa, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
In 2023, solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) in Southern Africa stood at 4,609 kt. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) in Southern Africa peaked at 4,609 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3,377 kt, in 1990.
That places Southern Africa 28th 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 | 3,822 kt | 3,377 kt | 4,139 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,323 kt | 4,180 kt | 4,451 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,543 kt | 4,476 kt | 4,588 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,601 kt | 4,591 kt | 4,609 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Southern Africa
More climate change data for Southern Africa
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 48,717 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO 16,474 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO 32,243 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 62.17 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 1,152 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 5,709 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 5,306 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 402.74 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 20.02 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 14.38 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) in Southern Africa?
- Solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) in Southern Africa was 4,609 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Southern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 4,609 kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Southern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,377 kt in 1990.
- How does Southern Africa rank for solid food waste — emissions (co2eq)?
- Southern Africa ranks 28th out of 34 groups with data for 2023.
- Is solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in Southern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Southern 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.