Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) was 2,267 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
The most recent figure for solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is 2,267 kt, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland peaked at 2,267 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1,882 kt, in 1990.
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 45th of 180 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1,882 kt | — |
| 1991 | 1,934 kt | +2.8% |
| 1992 | 1,978 kt | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 2,014 kt | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 2,044 kt | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 2,071 kt | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 2,095 kt | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 2,116 kt | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 2,134 kt | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 2,149 kt | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 2,162 kt | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 2,172 kt | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 2,181 kt | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 2,191 kt | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 2,202 kt | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 2,211 kt | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 2,220 kt | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 2,229 kt | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 2,235 kt | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 2,238 kt | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 2,241 kt | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 2,244 kt | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 2,247 kt | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 2,250 kt | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 2,253 kt | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 2,256 kt | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 2,256 kt | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2,257 kt | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2,259 kt | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 2,260 kt | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2,260 kt | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2,262 kt | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 2,264 kt | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 2,267 kt | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,042 kt | 1,882 kt | 2,149 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,204 kt | 2,162 kt | 2,238 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,252 kt | 2,241 kt | 2,260 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,263 kt | 2,260 kt | 2,267 kt | 4 |
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- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 8,697 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 29,008 kt (2050)
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- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 7,027 kt (2050)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was 2,267 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 Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 2,267 kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,882 kt in 1990.
- How does United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank for solid food waste — emissions (co2eq)?
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 45th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 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.