Estonia vs Least Developed Countries (LDCs): Waste — Emissions per capita

Estonia
0.57 t CO2eq/cap
in 2023
Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
0.1 t CO2eq/cap
in 2023
Estonia rank
28th
Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank
30th

Waste — Emissions per capita over time

  • Estonia
  • Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
00.511.5199020062023

How they compare

Estonia currently reports 0.57 t CO2eq/cap against 0.1 t CO2eq/cap in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), a difference of 0.47 t CO2eq/cap.

That makes Estonia's figure about 5.7 times Least Developed Countries (LDCs)'s.

Across all 32 years both countries report, Estonia has been ahead every year.

Estonia ranks 28th and Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 30th of 222 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Estonia Least Developed Countries (LDCs) Difference Ahead
1990s 0.9425 t CO2eq/cap 0.08 t CO2eq/cap 0.8625 t CO2eq/cap Estonia
2000s 1.05 t CO2eq/cap 0.084 t CO2eq/cap 0.962 t CO2eq/cap Estonia
2010s 1.3 t CO2eq/cap 0.09 t CO2eq/cap 1.21 t CO2eq/cap Estonia
2020s 0.5875 t CO2eq/cap 0.1 t CO2eq/cap 0.4875 t CO2eq/cap Estonia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions per capita, Estonia or Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
Estonia, at 0.57 t CO2eq/cap against 0.1 t CO2eq/cap in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions per capita between Estonia and Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
0.47 t CO2eq/cap, with Estonia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
How do Estonia and Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank globally for waste — emissions per capita?
Estonia ranks 28th and Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 30th of 222 countries.
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
254 places, 8,412 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.