Waste — Emissions in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)

Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs): Waste — Emissions was 3,646 kt in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
3,646 kt
Change on year
up 2.5%
Rank
18th
of 32 groups
All-time high
3,646 kt
in 2023
All-time low
688.35 kt
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Waste — Emissions in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), 1961–2023

1.0k2.0k3.0k4.0k196119922023

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for waste — emissions in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) is 3,646 kt, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and up 28.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, waste — emissions in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) peaked at 3,646 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 688.35 kt, in 1961.

Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) ranks 18th of 32 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Waste — Emissions in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), year by year

Annual values for Waste — Emissions (CH4) in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), 1961 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1961 688.35 kt
1962 695.07 kt +1.0%
1963 701.9 kt +1.0%
1964 709.45 kt +1.1%
1965 716.95 kt +1.1%
1966 725.31 kt +1.2%
1967 733.73 kt +1.2%
1968 742.11 kt +1.1%
1969 751.71 kt +1.3%
1970 771.12 kt +2.6%
1971 812.25 kt +5.3%
1972 833.51 kt +2.6%
1973 853.75 kt +2.4%
1974 875.81 kt +2.6%
1975 899.56 kt +2.7%
1976 922.38 kt +2.5%
1977 947.54 kt +2.7%
1978 971.93 kt +2.6%
1979 995.12 kt +2.4%
1980 1,024 kt +2.9%
1981 1,051 kt +2.7%
1982 1,073 kt +2.1%
1983 1,100 kt +2.5%
1984 1,128 kt +2.6%
1985 1,156 kt +2.4%
1986 1,185 kt +2.5%
1987 1,217 kt +2.8%
1988 1,249 kt +2.6%
1989 1,285 kt +2.9%
1990 1,321 kt +2.8%
1991 1,348 kt +2.1%
1992 1,564 kt +16.0%
1993 1,590 kt +1.6%
1994 1,614 kt +1.6%
1995 1,650 kt +2.2%
1996 1,690 kt +2.4%
1997 1,755 kt +3.8%
1998 1,789 kt +1.9%
1999 1,830 kt +2.3%
2000 1,875 kt +2.4%
2001 1,930 kt +3.0%
2002 1,993 kt +3.3%
2003 2,060 kt +3.3%
2004 2,135 kt +3.7%
2005 2,219 kt +3.9%
2006 2,286 kt +3.0%
2007 2,367 kt +3.6%
2008 2,450 kt +3.5%
2009 2,524 kt +3.0%
2010 2,613 kt +3.5%
2011 2,706 kt +3.6%
2012 2,759 kt +2.0%
2013 2,850 kt +3.3%
2014 2,946 kt +3.4%
2015 3,029 kt +2.8%
2016 3,122 kt +3.0%
2017 3,214 kt +3.0%
2018 3,249 kt +1.1%
2019 3,323 kt +2.3%
2020 3,396 kt +2.2%
2021 3,476 kt +2.3%
2022 3,556 kt +2.3%
2023 3,646 kt +2.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 718.29 kt 688.35 kt 751.71 kt 9
1970s 888.3 kt 771.12 kt 995.12 kt 10
1980s 1,147 kt 1,024 kt 1,285 kt 10
1990s 1,615 kt 1,321 kt 1,830 kt 10
2000s 2,184 kt 1,875 kt 2,524 kt 10
2010s 2,981 kt 2,613 kt 3,323 kt 10
2020s 3,519 kt 3,396 kt 3,646 kt 4

Countries ranked near Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)

  1. 15 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 27.8 kt compare
  2. 15 Canada 757 kt compare
  3. 16 Lao People's Democratic Republic 16.9 kt compare
  4. 16 South Africa 751 kt compare
  5. 17 Morocco 702 kt compare
  6. 17 Timor-Leste 3.41 kt compare
  7. 18 Republic of Korea 701 kt compare
  8. 18 Polynesia 2.53 kt compare
  9. 19 Algeria 693 kt compare
  10. 19 Micronesia 1.17 kt compare
  11. 20 Micronesia (Federated States of) 0.17 kt compare
  12. 20 Australia and New Zealand 586 kt compare
  13. 21 France 567 kt compare

See the full ranking of 253 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is waste — emissions in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
Waste — emissions in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) was 3,646 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest waste — emissions recorded in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
The highest recorded value was 3,646 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest waste — emissions recorded in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
The lowest recorded value was 688.35 kt in 1961.
How does Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) rank for waste — emissions?
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) ranks 18th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
Is waste — emissions rising or falling in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
Over the last ten years it is up 28.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Waste — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Waste — Emissions (CH4)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
253 places, 14,574 data points, 1961–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood 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). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf