Waste β€” Emissions (CO2eq) in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)

Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs): Waste β€” Emissions (CO2eq) was 232,475 kt in 2023. β–² Rising

Latest (2023)
232,475 kt
Change on year
up 2.4%
Rank
5th
of 12 groups
All-time high
232,475 kt
in 2023
All-time low
45,644 kt
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Waste β€” Emissions (CO2eq) in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs), 1961–2023

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

Analysis

Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) recorded 232,475 kt for waste β€” emissions (co2eq) in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and up 29.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, waste β€” emissions (co2eq) in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) peaked at 232,475 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 45,644 kt, in 1961.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 48,922 kt 45,644 kt 52,296 kt 9
1970s 63,343 kt 53,310 kt 72,496 kt 10
1980s 85,279 kt 74,624 kt 96,250 kt 10
1990s 110,358 kt 98,720 kt 122,395 kt 10
2000s 142,748 kt 124,824 kt 159,385 kt 10
2010s 187,157 kt 164,372 kt 209,538 kt 10
2020s 224,551 kt 216,612 kt 232,475 kt 4

Countries ranked near Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)

  1. 2 China (People’s Republic of) 402,662 kt compare
  2. 3 China, mainland 386,535 kt compare
  3. 4 India 141,374 kt compare
  4. 5 Russian Federation 136,096 kt compare
  5. 6 Brazil 128,453 kt compare
  6. 7 USSR 104,072 kt compare
  7. 8 Mexico 64,839 kt compare

See the full ranking of 253 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is waste β€” emissions (co2eq) in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
Waste β€” emissions (co2eq) in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) was 232,475 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest waste β€” emissions (co2eq) recorded in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
The highest recorded value was 232,475 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest waste β€” emissions (co2eq) recorded in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
The lowest recorded value was 45,644 kt in 1961.
How does Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) rank for waste β€” emissions (co2eq)?
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ranks 5th out of 12 groups with data for 2023.
Is waste β€” emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
Over the last ten years it is up 29.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Waste β€” Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Waste β€” Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
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