Americas vs Cyprus: Waste — Emissions per capita

Americas
0.45 t CO2eq/cap
in 2023
Cyprus
1.45 t CO2eq/cap
in 2023
Americas rank
5th
Cyprus rank
3rd

Waste — Emissions per capita over time

  • Americas
  • Cyprus
0.250.50.7511.21.5199020062023

How they compare

Cyprus currently reports 1.45 t CO2eq/cap against 0.45 t CO2eq/cap in Americas, a difference of 1 t CO2eq/cap.

That makes Cyprus's figure about 3.2 times Americas's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Americas ahead.

Americas ranks 5th and Cyprus ranks 3rd of 34 groups.

Across the 4 decades both report, Americas averaged higher in 2 and Cyprus in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Americas Cyprus Difference Ahead
1990s 0.556 t CO2eq/cap 0.272 t CO2eq/cap 0.284 t CO2eq/cap Americas
2000s 0.469 t CO2eq/cap 0.252 t CO2eq/cap 0.217 t CO2eq/cap Americas
2010s 0.434 t CO2eq/cap 0.611 t CO2eq/cap 0.177 t CO2eq/cap Cyprus
2020s 0.445 t CO2eq/cap 1.25 t CO2eq/cap 0.805 t CO2eq/cap Cyprus

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions per capita, Americas or Cyprus?
Cyprus, at 1.45 t CO2eq/cap against 0.45 t CO2eq/cap in Americas as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions per capita between Americas and Cyprus?
1 t CO2eq/cap, with Cyprus ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and Cyprus?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Americas and Cyprus rank globally for waste — emissions per capita?
Americas ranks 5th and Cyprus ranks 3rd of 34 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Waste — Emissions per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Waste — Emissions per capita
Unit
t CO2eq/cap
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
Last refreshed

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.