Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) in Uganda

Uganda: Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) was 4,079 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
4,079 kt
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
34th
of 192 countries
All-time high
4,079 kt
in 2023
All-time low
3,508 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) in Uganda, 1990–2023

01.0k2.0k3.0k4.0k1990200620231990: 3.5k kt1991: 3.5k kt1992: 3.6k kt1993: 3.6k kt1994: 3.6k kt1995: 3.6k kt1996: 3.7k kt1997: 3.7k kt1998: 3.7k kt1999: 3.7k kt2000: 3.7k kt2001: 3.7k kt2002: 3.8k kt2003: 3.8k kt2004: 3.8k kt2005: 3.8k kt2006: 3.8k kt2007: 3.8k kt2008: 3.8k kt2009: 3.9k kt2010: 3.9k kt2011: 3.9k kt2012: 4.0k kt2013: 4.0k kt2014: 4.0k kt2015: 4.0k kt2016: 4.0k kt2017: 4.0k kt2018: 4.0k kt2019: 4.0k kt2020: 4.0k kt2021: 4.1k kt2022: 4.1k kt2023: 4.1k kt

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.

Analysis

In 2023, solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) in Uganda stood at 4,079 kt. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) in Uganda peaked at 4,079 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3,508 kt, in 1990.

Uganda ranks 34th of 192 countries 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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 3,630 kt 3,508 kt 3,730 kt 10
2000s 3,791 kt 3,740 kt 3,883 kt 10
2010s 3,988 kt 3,914 kt 4,035 kt 10
2020s 4,061 kt 4,044 kt 4,079 kt 4

Countries ranked near Uganda

  1. 31 Kenya 4,592 kt compare
  2. 32 Chile 4,384 kt compare
  3. 33 Morocco 4,183 kt compare
  4. 35 Ethiopia 4,031 kt compare
  5. 36 Australia and New Zealand 3,833 kt compare
  6. 37 Viet Nam 3,526 kt compare

See the full ranking of 226 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) in Uganda?
Solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) in Uganda was 4,079 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Uganda?
The highest recorded value was 4,079 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Uganda?
The lowest recorded value was 3,508 kt in 1990.
How does Uganda rank for solid food waste — emissions (co2eq)?
Uganda ranks 34th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
Is solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in Uganda?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Uganda 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

Indicator
Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
226 places, 7,416 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

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.