Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) in United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates: Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) was 1,874 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
1,874 kt
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
56th
of 180 countries
All-time high
1,874 kt
in 2023
All-time low
1,085 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) in United Arab Emirates, 1990–2023

05001.0k1.5k2.0k1990200620231990: 1.1k kt1991: 1.1k kt1992: 1.2k kt1993: 1.2k kt1994: 1.3k kt1995: 1.3k kt1996: 1.4k kt1997: 1.4k kt1998: 1.4k kt1999: 1.5k kt2000: 1.5k kt2001: 1.5k kt2002: 1.6k kt2003: 1.6k kt2004: 1.6k kt2005: 1.6k kt2006: 1.7k kt2007: 1.7k kt2008: 1.7k kt2009: 1.7k kt2010: 1.7k kt2011: 1.7k kt2012: 1.8k kt2013: 1.8k kt2014: 1.8k kt2015: 1.8k kt2016: 1.8k kt2017: 1.8k kt2018: 1.8k kt2019: 1.8k kt2020: 1.9k kt2021: 1.9k kt2022: 1.9k kt2023: 1.9k kt

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

Analysis

United Arab Emirates recorded 1,874 kt for solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) in United Arab Emirates peaked at 1,874 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1,085 kt, in 1990.

United Arab Emirates ranks 56th of 180 countries 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) in United Arab Emirates, year by year

Annual values for Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) in United Arab Emirates, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 1,085 kt —
1991 1,143 kt +5.3%
1992 1,196 kt +4.7%
1993 1,246 kt +4.1%
1994 1,291 kt +3.7%
1995 1,334 kt +3.3%
1996 1,373 kt +3.0%
1997 1,410 kt +2.7%
1998 1,444 kt +2.4%
1999 1,475 kt +2.2%
2000 1,505 kt +2.1%
2001 1,533 kt +1.8%
2002 1,559 kt +1.7%
2003 1,583 kt +1.6%
2004 1,607 kt +1.5%
2005 1,630 kt +1.4%
2006 1,652 kt +1.4%
2007 1,673 kt +1.3%
2008 1,694 kt +1.2%
2009 1,711 kt +1.0%
2010 1,728 kt +1.0%
2011 1,745 kt +1.0%
2012 1,761 kt +0.9%
2013 1,776 kt +0.8%
2014 1,790 kt +0.8%
2015 1,802 kt +0.7%
2016 1,813 kt +0.6%
2017 1,823 kt +0.6%
2018 1,834 kt +0.6%
2019 1,843 kt +0.5%
2020 1,850 kt +0.4%
2021 1,858 kt +0.4%
2022 1,866 kt +0.5%
2023 1,874 kt +0.4%

United Arab Emirates compared with similar countries

  • United Arab Emirates's 1,874 kt is above the median for high income countries, which is 299.99 kt, 6.2× the median. (63 countries reporting)
  • United Arab Emirates's 1,874 kt is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1,615 kt, 1.2× the median. (21 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1,300 kt 1,085 kt 1,475 kt 10
2000s 1,615 kt 1,505 kt 1,711 kt 10
2010s 1,792 kt 1,728 kt 1,843 kt 10
2020s 1,862 kt 1,850 kt 1,874 kt 4

Countries ranked near United Arab Emirates

  1. 53 Italy 1,950 kt compare
  2. 54 Nepal 1,901 kt compare
  3. 55 Sudan 1,900 kt compare
  4. 57 Uzbekistan 1,827 kt compare
  5. 58 Sudan (former) 1,794 kt compare
  6. 59 Senegal 1,764 kt compare

See the full ranking of 226 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) in United Arab Emirates?
Solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) in United Arab Emirates was 1,874 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) recorded in United Arab Emirates?
The highest recorded value was 1,874 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) recorded in United Arab Emirates?
The lowest recorded value was 1,085 kt in 1990.
How does United Arab Emirates rank for solid food waste — emissions (co2eq)?
United Arab Emirates ranks 56th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
Is solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this United Arab Emirates 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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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
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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.