Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) in World
World: Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) was 927,739 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) in World, 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 World is 927,739 kt, measured 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 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) in World peaked at 927,739 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 703,286 kt, in 1990.
That places World 1st out of 31 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) in World, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 703,286 kt | — |
| 1991 | 724,229 kt | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 742,128 kt | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 757,725 kt | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 771,915 kt | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 785,374 kt | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 797,331 kt | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 807,688 kt | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 815,861 kt | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 822,918 kt | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 829,913 kt | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 835,882 kt | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 841,560 kt | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 847,252 kt | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 853,078 kt | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 859,046 kt | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 865,180 kt | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 871,560 kt | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 877,884 kt | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 883,088 kt | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 888,737 kt | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 894,338 kt | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 899,206 kt | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 903,583 kt | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 907,475 kt | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 910,352 kt | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 913,003 kt | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 915,867 kt | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 918,603 kt | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 920,919 kt | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 922,435 kt | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 923,983 kt | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 925,886 kt | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 927,739 kt | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 772,846 kt | 703,286 kt | 822,918 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 856,444 kt | 829,913 kt | 883,088 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 907,208 kt | 888,737 kt | 920,919 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 925,011 kt | 922,435 kt | 927,739 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near World
More climate change data for World
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 135.91 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 4.94 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1.27 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3.67 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 4,791 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 130,918 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1.64 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 957,726 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 685,096 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 3,614 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) in World?
- Solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) in World was 927,739 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 927,739 kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 703,286 kt in 1990.
- How does World rank for solid food waste — emissions (co2eq)?
- World ranks 1st out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
- Is solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World 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.