St. Kitts and Nevis vs World: Waste — Emissions per capita

St. Kitts and Nevis
0.66 t CO2eq/cap
in 2023
World
0.24 t CO2eq/cap
in 2023
St. Kitts and Nevis rank
17th
World rank
6th

Waste — Emissions per capita over time

  • St. Kitts and Nevis
  • World
0.20.30.40.50.60.7199020062023

How they compare

St. Kitts and Nevis currently reports 0.66 t CO2eq/cap against 0.24 t CO2eq/cap in World, a difference of 0.42 t CO2eq/cap.

That makes St. Kitts and Nevis's figure about 2.8 times World's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, St. Kitts and Nevis has been ahead every year.

St. Kitts and Nevis ranks 17th and World ranks 6th of 187 countries.

St. Kitts and Nevis has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade St. Kitts and Nevis World Difference Ahead
1990s 0.561 t CO2eq/cap 0.234 t CO2eq/cap 0.327 t CO2eq/cap St. Kitts and Nevis
2000s 0.56 t CO2eq/cap 0.221 t CO2eq/cap 0.339 t CO2eq/cap St. Kitts and Nevis
2010s 0.593 t CO2eq/cap 0.226 t CO2eq/cap 0.367 t CO2eq/cap St. Kitts and Nevis
2020s 0.645 t CO2eq/cap 0.24 t CO2eq/cap 0.405 t CO2eq/cap St. Kitts and Nevis

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions per capita, St. Kitts and Nevis or World?
St. Kitts and Nevis, at 0.66 t CO2eq/cap against 0.24 t CO2eq/cap in World as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions per capita between St. Kitts and Nevis and World?
0.42 t CO2eq/cap, with St. Kitts and Nevis ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for St. Kitts and Nevis and World?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do St. Kitts and Nevis and World rank globally for waste — emissions per capita?
St. Kitts and Nevis ranks 17th and World ranks 6th of 187 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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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.