Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) in Southern Asia
Southern Asia: Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) was 159,583 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) in Southern Asia, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
In 2023, solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) in Southern Asia stood at 159,583 kt. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) in Southern Asia peaked at 159,583 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 119,365 kt, in 1990.
Southern Asia ranks 7th of 34 groups on this measure, in the top 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 | 130,692 kt | 119,365 kt | 139,009 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 145,424 kt | 140,373 kt | 150,210 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 154,725 kt | 151,226 kt | 157,716 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 158,876 kt | 158,133 kt | 159,583 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Southern Asia
More climate change data for Southern Asia
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 933,596 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO 178,099 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO 755,497 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 672.07 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 26,982 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 403,904 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 246,070 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 157,834 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 928.57 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 5,637 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) in Southern Asia?
- Solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) in Southern Asia was 159,583 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 Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 159,583 kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 119,365 kt in 1990.
- How does Southern Asia rank for solid food waste — emissions (co2eq)?
- Southern Asia ranks 7th out of 34 groups with data for 2023.
- Is solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Southern Asia 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.