Americas vs British Virgin Islands: Waste — Emissions Share

Americas
20.75 %
in 2023
British Virgin Islands
79.43 %
in 2023
Americas rank
15th
British Virgin Islands rank
14th

Waste — Emissions Share over time

  • Americas
  • British Virgin Islands
20406080199020062023

How they compare

British Virgin Islands currently reports 79.43 % against 20.75 % in Americas, a difference of 58.68 %.

That makes British Virgin Islands's figure about 3.8 times Americas's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, British Virgin Islands has been ahead every year.

Americas ranks 15th and British Virgin Islands ranks 14th of 34 groups.

British Virgin Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Americas British Virgin Islands Difference Ahead
1990s 21.91 % 87.64 % 65.73 % British Virgin Islands
2000s 19.98 % 84.12 % 64.14 % British Virgin Islands
2010s 20.01 % 78.73 % 58.72 % British Virgin Islands
2020s 20.98 % 79.69 % 58.71 % British Virgin Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions share, Americas or British Virgin Islands?
British Virgin Islands, at 79.43 % against 20.75 % in Americas as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions share between Americas and British Virgin Islands?
58.68 %, with British Virgin Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and British Virgin Islands?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Americas and British Virgin Islands rank globally for waste — emissions share?
Americas ranks 15th and British Virgin Islands ranks 14th of 34 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Waste — Emissions Share (CH4). 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 Share (CH4)
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
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.