Waste — Emissions Share in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)

Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs): Waste — Emissions Share was 12.74 % in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
12.74 %
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
24th
of 32 groups
All-time high
12.74 %
in 2023
All-time low
9.42 %
in 1998
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Waste — Emissions Share in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs), 1990–2023

0510151990200620231990: 9.5 %1991: 9.6 %1992: 9.8 %1993: 9.8 %1994: 9.8 %1995: 9.7 %1996: 9.8 %1997: 9.7 %1998: 9.4 %1999: 9.5 %2000: 9.9 %2001: 10.3 %2002: 10.3 %2003: 10.1 %2004: 10.5 %2005: 10.5 %2006: 10.6 %2007: 10.4 %2008: 10.3 %2009: 10.6 %2010: 10.5 %2011: 10.7 %2012: 10.8 %2013: 11 %2014: 11.2 %2015: 11.3 %2016: 11.4 %2017: 11.6 %2018: 12 %2019: 12.1 %2020: 12.3 %2021: 12.5 %2022: 12.7 %2023: 12.7 %

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

Analysis

Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) recorded 12.74 % for waste — emissions share in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 15.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, waste — emissions share in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) peaked at 12.74 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 9.42 %, in 1998.

Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ranks 24th of 32 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Waste — Emissions Share in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs), year by year

Annual values for Waste — Emissions Share (CH4) in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs), 1990 to 2023.
Year % Change
1990 9.5 % —
1991 9.64 % +1.5%
1992 9.75 % +1.1%
1993 9.84 % +0.9%
1994 9.77 % -0.7%
1995 9.71 % -0.6%
1996 9.81 % +1.0%
1997 9.71 % -1.0%
1998 9.42 % -3.0%
1999 9.53 % +1.2%
2000 9.86 % +3.5%
2001 10.35 % +5.0%
2002 10.33 % -0.2%
2003 10.11 % -2.1%
2004 10.51 % +4.0%
2005 10.5 % -0.1%
2006 10.55 % +0.5%
2007 10.45 % -0.9%
2008 10.35 % -1.0%
2009 10.55 % +1.9%
2010 10.51 % -0.4%
2011 10.72 % +2.0%
2012 10.84 % +1.1%
2013 11.02 % +1.7%
2014 11.2 % +1.6%
2015 11.35 % +1.3%
2016 11.42 % +0.6%
2017 11.63 % +1.8%
2018 11.99 % +3.1%
2019 12.09 % +0.8%
2020 12.27 % +1.5%
2021 12.49 % +1.8%
2022 12.73 % +1.9%
2023 12.74 % +0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 9.67 % 9.42 % 9.84 % 10
2000s 10.36 % 9.86 % 10.55 % 10
2010s 11.28 % 10.51 % 12.09 % 10
2020s 12.56 % 12.27 % 12.74 % 4

Countries ranked near Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)

  1. 21 Solomon Islands 70.68 % compare
  2. 22 Kiribati 70.66 % compare
  3. 23 Morocco 69.75 % compare
  4. 24 Grenada 67.14 % compare
  5. 25 Turks and Caicos Islands 65.34 % compare
  6. 26 Türkiye 65.24 % compare
  7. 26 Turkey 65.24 % compare

See the full ranking of 254 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is waste — emissions share in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
Waste — emissions share in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) was 12.74 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest waste — emissions share recorded in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
The highest recorded value was 12.74 % in 2023.
What is the lowest waste — emissions share recorded in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
The lowest recorded value was 9.42 % in 1998.
How does Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) rank for waste — emissions share?
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ranks 24th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
Is waste — emissions share rising or falling in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
Over the last ten years it is up 15.6%. 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 — 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
254 places, 8,412 data points, 1990–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.