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

Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs): Waste — Emissions Share was 2.75 % in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
2.75 %
Change on year
up 2.2%
Rank
27th
of 31 groups
All-time high
2.75 %
in 2023
All-time low
1.52 %
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

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

01231990200620231990: 1.5 %1991: 1.6 %1992: 1.7 %1993: 1.7 %1994: 1.7 %1995: 1.8 %1996: 2 %1997: 2 %1998: 1.9 %1999: 2 %2000: 2.1 %2001: 2 %2002: 2 %2003: 1.9 %2004: 2 %2005: 1.9 %2006: 2.1 %2007: 2 %2008: 2 %2009: 2.2 %2010: 2.2 %2011: 2.3 %2012: 2.4 %2013: 2.4 %2014: 2.5 %2015: 2.5 %2016: 2.4 %2017: 2.5 %2018: 2.5 %2019: 2.6 %2020: 2.5 %2021: 2.6 %2022: 2.7 %2023: 2.8 %

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for waste — emissions share in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) is 2.75 %, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and up 14.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, waste — emissions share in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) peaked at 2.75 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.52 %, in 1990.

That places Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 27th out of 31 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

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

Annual values for Waste — Emissions Share (N2O) in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), 1990 to 2023.
Year % Change
1990 1.52 %
1991 1.55 % +2.0%
1992 1.66 % +7.1%
1993 1.7 % +2.4%
1994 1.74 % +2.4%
1995 1.77 % +1.7%
1996 1.99 % +12.4%
1997 2.04 % +2.5%
1998 1.93 % -5.4%
1999 1.99 % +3.1%
2000 2.07 % +4.0%
2001 2.05 % -1.0%
2002 2.05 % +0.0%
2003 1.94 % -5.4%
2004 2.02 % +4.1%
2005 1.94 % -4.0%
2006 2.06 % +6.2%
2007 2.03 % -1.5%
2008 2.05 % +1.0%
2009 2.19 % +6.8%
2010 2.22 % +1.4%
2011 2.34 % +5.4%
2012 2.37 % +1.3%
2013 2.41 % +1.7%
2014 2.47 % +2.5%
2015 2.48 % +0.4%
2016 2.4 % -3.2%
2017 2.51 % +4.6%
2018 2.54 % +1.2%
2019 2.56 % +0.8%
2020 2.53 % -1.2%
2021 2.62 % +3.6%
2022 2.69 % +2.7%
2023 2.75 % +2.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.79 % 1.52 % 2.04 % 10
2000s 2.04 % 1.94 % 2.19 % 10
2010s 2.43 % 2.22 % 2.56 % 10
2020s 2.65 % 2.53 % 2.75 % 4

Countries ranked near Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)

  1. 24 Saint Kitts and Nevis 11.54 % compare
  2. 25 Antigua and Barbuda 10.67 % compare
  3. 26 Mauritius 10.61 % compare
  4. 27 Grenada 10.43 % compare
  5. 28 Jamaica 10.33 % compare
  6. 29 Sao Tome and Principe 9.8 % compare
  7. 29 Tuvalu 9.8 % 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 2.75 % 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 2.75 % in 2023.
What is the lowest waste — emissions share recorded in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
The lowest recorded value was 1.52 % in 1990.
How does Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) rank for waste — emissions share?
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) ranks 27th 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 14.1%. 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 (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Waste — Emissions Share (N2O)
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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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.