Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) in Western Asia
Western Asia: Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) was 57,565 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) in Western Asia, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Western Asia recorded 57,565 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 0.2% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) in Western Asia peaked at 57,565 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 30,068 kt, in 1990.
Western Asia ranks 13th of 31 groups 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 Western Asia, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 30,068 kt | — |
| 1991 | 31,784 kt | +5.7% |
| 1992 | 34,136 kt | +7.4% |
| 1993 | 35,806 kt | +4.9% |
| 1994 | 37,450 kt | +4.6% |
| 1995 | 39,013 kt | +4.2% |
| 1996 | 40,446 kt | +3.7% |
| 1997 | 41,794 kt | +3.3% |
| 1998 | 43,051 kt | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 44,225 kt | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 45,330 kt | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 46,314 kt | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 47,232 kt | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 48,091 kt | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 48,930 kt | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 49,742 kt | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 50,517 kt | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 51,267 kt | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 52,000 kt | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 52,644 kt | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 53,273 kt | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 53,881 kt | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 54,449 kt | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 54,977 kt | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 55,462 kt | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 55,879 kt | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 56,259 kt | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 56,619 kt | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 56,961 kt | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 57,080 kt | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 57,173 kt | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 57,289 kt | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 57,430 kt | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 57,565 kt | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 37,777 kt | 30,068 kt | 44,225 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 49,207 kt | 45,330 kt | 52,644 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 55,484 kt | 53,273 kt | 57,080 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 57,364 kt | 57,173 kt | 57,565 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Western Asia
- 10 Pakistan 23,360 kt compare
- 10 Syrian Arab Republic 2,496 kt compare
- 11 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 1,388 kt compare
- 11 Thailand 14,516 kt compare
- 12 Egypt 12,701 kt compare
- 12 Republic of Moldova 1,367 kt compare
- 13 Bangladesh 10,707 kt compare
- 13 Lao People's Democratic Republic 236.33 kt compare
- 14 Iraq 9,545 kt compare
- 14 Timor-Leste 34.63 kt compare
- 15 Spain 9,517 kt compare
- 16 Argentina 8,862 kt compare
More climate change data for Western Asia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 3.32 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 99,546 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 37,104 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 62,441 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 140.02 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 2,230 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 26,418 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 22,925 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3,493 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 86.51 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) in Western Asia?
- Solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) in Western Asia was 57,565 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 57,565 kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 30,068 kt in 1990.
- How does Western Asia rank for solid food waste — emissions (co2eq)?
- Western Asia ranks 13th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
- Is solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Western 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.