Waste — Emissions in Southern Europe

Southern Europe: Waste — Emissions was 1,384 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
1,384 kt
Change on year
down 2.1%
Rank
23rd
of 32 groups
All-time high
2,059 kt
in 2000
All-time low
1,058 kt
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Waste — Emissions in Southern Europe, 1961–2023

05001.0k1.5k2.0k196119922023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.

Analysis

Southern Europe recorded 1,384 kt for waste — emissions in 2023.

That represents a change of down 2.1% on the previous year and down 16.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, waste — emissions in Southern Europe peaked at 2,059 kt in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1,058 kt, in 1961.

Southern Europe ranks 23rd of 32 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Waste — Emissions in Southern Europe, year by year

Annual values for Waste — Emissions (CH4) in Southern Europe, 1961 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1961 1,058 kt
1962 1,116 kt +5.5%
1963 1,175 kt +5.3%
1964 1,237 kt +5.3%
1965 1,301 kt +5.2%
1966 1,365 kt +4.9%
1967 1,431 kt +4.8%
1968 1,498 kt +4.7%
1969 1,568 kt +4.6%
1970 1,459 kt -6.9%
1971 1,672 kt +14.5%
1972 1,695 kt +1.4%
1973 1,710 kt +0.9%
1974 1,721 kt +0.6%
1975 1,737 kt +0.9%
1976 1,758 kt +1.2%
1977 1,770 kt +0.7%
1978 1,785 kt +0.9%
1979 1,800 kt +0.8%
1980 1,803 kt +0.1%
1981 1,796 kt -0.3%
1982 1,797 kt +0.0%
1983 1,790 kt -0.4%
1984 1,790 kt +0.0%
1985 1,773 kt -0.9%
1986 1,772 kt -0.1%
1987 1,765 kt -0.4%
1988 1,754 kt -0.6%
1989 1,737 kt -0.9%
1990 1,728 kt -0.5%
1991 1,780 kt +3.0%
1992 1,736 kt -2.4%
1993 1,740 kt +0.2%
1994 1,806 kt +3.8%
1995 1,840 kt +1.9%
1996 1,922 kt +4.5%
1997 1,977 kt +2.9%
1998 1,999 kt +1.1%
1999 2,019 kt +1.0%
2000 2,059 kt +2.0%
2001 2,036 kt -1.1%
2002 2,040 kt +0.2%
2003 2,004 kt -1.8%
2004 1,932 kt -3.6%
2005 1,934 kt +0.1%
2006 1,946 kt +0.6%
2007 1,928 kt -0.9%
2008 1,891 kt -1.9%
2009 1,945 kt +2.8%
2010 1,886 kt -3.1%
2011 1,821 kt -3.4%
2012 1,745 kt -4.2%
2013 1,651 kt -5.4%
2014 1,604 kt -2.8%
2015 1,572 kt -2.1%
2016 1,530 kt -2.7%
2017 1,559 kt +1.9%
2018 1,550 kt -0.6%
2019 1,510 kt -2.6%
2020 1,464 kt -3.1%
2021 1,448 kt -1.1%
2022 1,414 kt -2.3%
2023 1,384 kt -2.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 1,305 kt 1,058 kt 1,568 kt 9
1970s 1,711 kt 1,459 kt 1,800 kt 10
1980s 1,778 kt 1,737 kt 1,803 kt 10
1990s 1,855 kt 1,728 kt 2,019 kt 10
2000s 1,972 kt 1,891 kt 2,059 kt 10
2010s 1,643 kt 1,510 kt 1,886 kt 10
2020s 1,428 kt 1,384 kt 1,464 kt 4

Countries ranked near Southern Europe

  1. 20 Australia and New Zealand 586 kt compare
  2. 21 France 567 kt compare
  3. 22 Egypt 547 kt compare
  4. 23 Bangladesh 545 kt compare
  5. 24 Spain 528 kt compare
  6. 25 Malaysia 453 kt compare
  7. 26 Ethiopia 438 kt compare

See the full ranking of 253 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is waste — emissions in Southern Europe?
Waste — emissions in Southern Europe was 1,384 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest waste — emissions recorded in Southern Europe?
The highest recorded value was 2,059 kt in 2000.
What is the lowest waste — emissions recorded in Southern Europe?
The lowest recorded value was 1,058 kt in 1961.
How does Southern Europe rank for waste — emissions?
Southern Europe ranks 23rd out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
Is waste — emissions rising or falling in Southern Europe?
Over the last ten years it is down 16.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Southern Europe data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Waste — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Waste — Emissions (CH4)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
253 places, 14,574 data points, 1961–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf