Eastern Africa vs Seychelles: Waste — Emissions per capita

Eastern Africa
0.09 t CO2eq/cap
in 2023
Seychelles
0.5 t CO2eq/cap
in 2023
Eastern Africa rank
34th
Seychelles rank
32nd

Waste — Emissions per capita over time

  • Eastern Africa
  • Seychelles
0.10.20.30.40.5199020062023

How they compare

Seychelles currently reports 0.5 t CO2eq/cap against 0.09 t CO2eq/cap in Eastern Africa, a difference of 0.41 t CO2eq/cap.

That makes Seychelles's figure about 5.6 times Eastern Africa's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Seychelles has been ahead every year.

Eastern Africa ranks 34th and Seychelles ranks 32nd of 43 regions.

Seychelles has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eastern Africa Seychelles Difference Ahead
1990s 0.08 t CO2eq/cap 0.462 t CO2eq/cap 0.382 t CO2eq/cap Seychelles
2000s 0.08 t CO2eq/cap 0.496 t CO2eq/cap 0.416 t CO2eq/cap Seychelles
2010s 0.085 t CO2eq/cap 0.515 t CO2eq/cap 0.43 t CO2eq/cap Seychelles
2020s 0.09 t CO2eq/cap 0.5 t CO2eq/cap 0.41 t CO2eq/cap Seychelles

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions per capita, Eastern Africa or Seychelles?
Seychelles, at 0.5 t CO2eq/cap against 0.09 t CO2eq/cap in Eastern Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions per capita between Eastern Africa and Seychelles?
0.41 t CO2eq/cap, with Seychelles ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eastern Africa and Seychelles?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Eastern Africa and Seychelles rank globally for waste — emissions per capita?
Eastern Africa ranks 34th and Seychelles ranks 32nd of 43 regions.
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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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.