Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) in Western Europe
Western Europe: Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) was 4,194 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) in Western Europe, 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 Western Europe is 4,194 kt, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure 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 Western Europe peaked at 4,194 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3,497 kt, in 1990.
That places Western Europe 27th out of 31 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) in Western Europe, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3,497 kt | — |
| 1991 | 3,594 kt | +2.8% |
| 1992 | 3,678 kt | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 3,746 kt | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 3,804 kt | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 3,857 kt | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 3,900 kt | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 3,933 kt | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 3,961 kt | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 3,984 kt | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 4,001 kt | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 4,015 kt | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 4,029 kt | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 4,046 kt | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 4,063 kt | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 4,078 kt | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 4,092 kt | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 4,107 kt | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 4,122 kt | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 4,132 kt | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 4,141 kt | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 4,150 kt | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 4,156 kt | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 4,163 kt | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 4,169 kt | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 4,170 kt | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 4,172 kt | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 4,174 kt | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 4,178 kt | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 4,181 kt | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 4,183 kt | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 4,187 kt | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 4,189 kt | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 4,194 kt | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,795 kt | 3,497 kt | 3,984 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,069 kt | 4,001 kt | 4,132 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,165 kt | 4,141 kt | 4,181 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,188 kt | 4,183 kt | 4,194 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Western Europe
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- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 136,034 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 28,488 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 107,546 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 107.5 kt (2050)
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- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 33,397 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 32,700 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 697.27 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 123.4 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) in Western Europe?
- Solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) in Western Europe was 4,194 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 Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 4,194 kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Western Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,497 kt in 1990.
- How does Western Europe rank for solid food waste — emissions (co2eq)?
- Western Europe ranks 27th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
- Is solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in Western Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Western Europe 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.