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

Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs): Waste — Emissions Share was 10.18 % in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
10.18 %
Change on year
up 2.0%
Rank
28th
of 31 groups
All-time high
10.18 %
in 2023
All-time low
7.02 %
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Waste — Emissions Share in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), 1990–2023

02.557.5101990200620231990: 7 %1991: 7.1 %1992: 7.7 %1993: 7.8 %1994: 7.7 %1995: 7.8 %1996: 7.8 %1997: 7.8 %1998: 7.5 %1999: 7.6 %2000: 7.9 %2001: 8.4 %2002: 8.4 %2003: 8.2 %2004: 8.5 %2005: 8.3 %2006: 8.6 %2007: 8.6 %2008: 8.7 %2009: 8.9 %2010: 8.8 %2011: 9.1 %2012: 9 %2013: 9.2 %2014: 9.4 %2015: 9.5 %2016: 9.5 %2017: 9.7 %2018: 9.6 %2019: 9.6 %2020: 9.6 %2021: 9.8 %2022: 10 %2023: 10.2 %

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

Analysis

In 2023, waste — emissions share in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) stood at 10.18 %. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 10.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, waste — emissions share in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) peaked at 10.18 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 7.02 %, in 1990.

Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) ranks 28th of 31 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 7.59 % 7.02 % 7.85 % 10
2000s 8.45 % 7.88 % 8.92 % 10
2010s 9.36 % 8.85 % 9.74 % 10
2020s 9.9 % 9.62 % 10.18 % 4

Countries ranked near Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)

  1. 25 Turks and Caicos Islands 65.34 % compare
  2. 26 Bulgaria 63.06 % compare
  3. 27 Slovak Republic 61.13 % compare
  4. 28 Malta 60.81 % compare
  5. 29 Chile 56.17 % compare
  6. 30 Republic of Korea 55.69 % compare
  7. 31 Georgia 53.6 % compare

See the full ranking of 242 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is waste — emissions share in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
Waste — emissions share in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) was 10.18 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest waste — emissions share recorded in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
The highest recorded value was 10.18 % in 2023.
What is the lowest waste — emissions share recorded in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
The lowest recorded value was 7.02 % in 1990.
How does Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) rank for waste — emissions share?
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) ranks 28th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
Is waste — emissions share rising or falling in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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 Share (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Waste — Emissions Share (CH4)
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
242 places, 8,008 data points, 1990–2023
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