Waste — Emissions (CO2), annual growth rate by country
The year-on-year percentage change in Waste — Emissions (CO2). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Countries reporting
157
Highest
24.29 % change on previous year
Rwanda
Lowest
-100 % change on previous year
Latvia
Median
1.2 % change on previous year
Years covered
53
1971–2023
Data points
8,415
What the numbers show
Waste — Emissions (CO2), annual growth rate is currently reported for 157 countries. The highest value is 24.29 % change on previous year in Rwanda; the lowest is -100 % change on previous year in Latvia.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.2 % change on previous year, and the mean is -0.8174 % change on previous year.
Over the past decade 41 countries rose and 86 fell. The largest increase was in Belgium-Luxembourg (up 1,938.6%), and the largest decrease in Germany (down 2,568.3%).
Waste — Emissions (CO2), annual growth rate: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rwanda | 24.29 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 146.9% | volatile |
| 2 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 14.36 % change on previous year | 1999 | up 1,938.6% | volatile |
| 3 | Lithuania | 14.35 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 160.2% | volatile |
| 4 | Turkey | 11.34 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 124.0% | volatile |
| 4 | Türkiye | 11.34 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 124.0% | volatile |
| 6 | Czechoslovakia | 11.21 % change on previous year | 1992 | up 856.9% | volatile |
| 7 | Nepal | 6.91 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 34.3% | volatile |
| 8 | Panama | 6.78 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 11.9% | rising |
| 9 | Mauritania | 6.19 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 96.3% | volatile |
| 10 | Ethiopia PDR | 5.43 % change on previous year | 1992 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 11 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 4.84 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 12 | Tunisia | 4.83 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 73.0% | rising |
| 13 | Mali | 4.76 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 5.9% | rising |
| 14 | Belize | 4.61 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 729.2% | volatile |
| 15 | Ukraine | 4.07 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 106.7% | volatile |
| 16 | Ethiopia | 3.8 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 24.1% | falling |
| 17 | China, Taiwan Province of | 3.78 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 9.6% | volatile |
| 18 | Zimbabwe | 3.74 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 19.2% | volatile |
| 19 | Benin | 3.66 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 14.9% | volatile |
| 20 | Somalia | 3.59 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 21.3% | falling |
| 21 | Kenya | 3.45 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 21.8% | volatile |
| 21 | Togo | 3.45 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 8.0% | falling |
| 23 | Congo | 3.39 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 24 | Namibia | 3.33 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 54.0% | volatile |
| 25 | Laos | 3.27 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 9.3% | falling |
| 25 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 3.27 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 9.3% | falling |
| 27 | Cote d'Ivoire | 3.2 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 50.1% | flat |
| 27 | Côte d'Ivoire | 3.2 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 50.1% | flat |
| 29 | Cambodia | 3.17 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 30 | Guinea-Bissau | 3.1 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 110.4% | rising |
| 31 | Guatemala | 3.05 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 51.6% | volatile |
| 32 | Serbia and Montenegro | 3 % change on previous year | 2005 | down 25.3% | volatile |
| 33 | Burkina Faso | 2.93 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 53.1% | volatile |
| 34 | Vietnam | 2.77 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 91.7% | volatile |
| 34 | Viet Nam | 2.77 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 91.7% | volatile |
| 36 | Spain | 2.7 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 96.4% | volatile |
| 37 | Guinea | 2.65 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 38 | Chile | 2.58 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 38.4% | volatile |
| 39 | East Timor | 2.53 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 39 | Timor-Leste | 2.53 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 41 | Sao Tome and Principe | 2.48 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 55.1% | falling |
| 42 | Gabon | 2.45 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 40.1% | falling |
| 42 | Honduras | 2.45 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 24.7% | volatile |
| 44 | Maldives | 2.41 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 39.9% | volatile |
| 45 | China | 2.26 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 30.2% | volatile |
| 46 | China, mainland | 2.25 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 30.8% | volatile |
| 47 | Sierra Leone | 2.24 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 1.5% | falling |
| 48 | Burundi | 2.17 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 39.5% | falling |
| 49 | Algeria | 2.16 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 35.4% | falling |
| 50 | Andorra | 2.16 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 118.3% | volatile |
| 51 | Papua New Guinea | 2.15 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 51 | Melanesia | 2.15 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 53 | Qatar | 2.11 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 72.2% | volatile |
| 54 | Philippines | 1.99 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 23.2% | falling |
| 55 | Malaysia | 1.96 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 29.5% | falling |
| 56 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 1.95 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 2.5% | falling |
| 57 | Nigeria | 1.9 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 21.0% | falling |
| 58 | Dominican Republic | 1.89 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 27.2% | falling |
| 59 | USSR | 1.89 % change on previous year | 1991 | down 0.1% | volatile |
| 60 | Egypt | 1.8 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 17.3% | volatile |
| 61 | Indonesia | 1.75 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 40.8% | falling |
| 62 | Albania | 1.75 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 63 | South Africa | 1.73 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 24.0% | volatile |
| 64 | Argentina | 1.69 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 79.7% | falling |
| 65 | Azerbaijan | 1.66 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 63.1% | volatile |
| 66 | Brunei | 1.66 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | falling |
| 66 | Brunei Darussalam | 1.66 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | falling |
| 68 | Hungary | 1.62 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 119.4% | volatile |
| 69 | Thailand | 1.61 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 80.2% | falling |
| 70 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1.57 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 4.6% | volatile |
| 71 | Jordan | 1.52 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 76.6% | volatile |
| 72 | Ecuador | 1.51 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 15.6% | falling |
| 72 | Myanmar | 1.51 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 1.5% | falling |
| 74 | Portugal | 1.49 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 11.9% | volatile |
| 75 | Mongolia | 1.44 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 76 | Mexico | 1.4 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 99.0% | volatile |
| 77 | China, Macao SAR | 1.38 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 78 | Peru | 1.36 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 19.8% | falling |
| 79 | Singapore | 1.2 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 38.0% | falling |
| 80 | Kuwait | 1.17 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 81.0% | volatile |
| 81 | Dominica | 1.15 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 82 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 1.13 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 41.6% | falling |
| 83 | Colombia | 1.07 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 84 | Lesotho | 1.06 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 10.6% | volatile |
| 85 | Bahamas | 1.05 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 25.8% | falling |
| 86 | Brazil | 1 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 10.0% | volatile |
| 87 | Caribbean | 0.9756 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 17.4% | volatile |
| 88 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 0.9009 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 88 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 0.9009 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 8.1% | volatile |
| 90 | Saint Lucia | 0.8929 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 91 | France | 0.8658 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 109.7% | volatile |
| 92 | Paraguay | 0.8403 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 110.4% | volatile |
| 93 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.7895 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 94 | Guyana | 0.7874 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 95 | Monaco | 0.7353 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 109.9% | volatile |
| 96 | Jamaica | 0.7174 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 22.3% | volatile |
| 97 | Tajikistan | 0.6623 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 72.8% | falling |
| 98 | North Macedonia | 0.5025 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 99 | Denmark | 0.4963 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 100 | Suriname | 0.4926 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 101 | OECD | 0.3916 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 98.0% | volatile |
| 102 | United States | 0.2941 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 103 | Yugoslav SFR | 0.2931 % change on previous year | 1991 | down 91.8% | falling |
| 104 | Cuba | 0.2079 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 1.9% | volatile |
| 105 | Australia | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 105 | Austria | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 105 | Bhutan | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 105 | Lebanon | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 105 | Moldova | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 105 | Mauritius | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 105 | Palau | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 105 | Serbia | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 105 | Sweden | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 105 | Uruguay | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 105 | Micronesia | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 105 | Republic of Korea | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 105 | Republic of Moldova | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 105 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 119 | Montenegro | -0.1656 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 130.7% | volatile |
| 120 | Australia and New Zealand | -0.2223 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 116.3% | volatile |
| 121 | Malta | -0.3425 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 93.9% | volatile |
| 122 | Poland | -0.5076 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 118.3% | volatile |
| 123 | Czechia | -0.53 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 129.6% | volatile |
| 124 | Costa Rica | -0.5952 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 309.5% | volatile |
| 125 | Switzerland | -1.52 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 7.1% | volatile |
| 126 | Japan | -1.53 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 113.4% | volatile |
| 127 | Liechtenstein | -1.82 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 3.2% | volatile |
| 128 | New Zealand | -1.83 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 23.0% | volatile |
| 129 | Afghanistan | -1.93 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 521.2% | volatile |
| 130 | Kazakhstan | -2.04 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 106.4% | volatile |
| 131 | Italy | -2.17 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 33.0% | volatile |
| 132 | United Kingdom | -2.66 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 45.3% | volatile |
| 132 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | -2.66 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 45.3% | volatile |
| 134 | Canada | -2.73 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 20.5% | volatile |
| 135 | Holy See | -2.86 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 34.3% | volatile |
| 136 | San Marino | -2.95 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 5.5% | volatile |
| 137 | Zambia | -3.31 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 722.1% | volatile |
| 138 | Kyrgyzstan | -3.45 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 135.8% | volatile |
| 139 | Cabo Verde | -3.61 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 179.5% | volatile |
| 140 | Estonia | -3.62 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 122.5% | volatile |
| 141 | Romania | -4.3 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 124.7% | volatile |
| 142 | Belgium | -4.51 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 23.9% | volatile |
| 143 | Iceland | -5.71 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 37.2% | volatile |
| 144 | Mozambique | -5.82 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 103.8% | volatile |
| 145 | Belarus | -6.11 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 193.1% | volatile |
| 146 | Ireland | -7.81 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 141.2% | volatile |
| 147 | Norway | -7.91 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 218.9% | volatile |
| 148 | Ghana | -8.65 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 445.8% | volatile |
| 149 | Greece | -8.95 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 185.0% | volatile |
| 150 | Slovenia | -11.41 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 109.8% | volatile |
| 151 | Bulgaria | -17.31 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 117.8% | volatile |
| 152 | Samoa | -21.92 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 215.9% | volatile |
| 152 | Polynesia | -21.92 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 215.9% | volatile |
| 154 | Slovakia | -27.85 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 781.1% | volatile |
| 155 | Germany | -31.03 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 2,568.3% | volatile |
| 156 | Croatia | -100 % change on previous year | 2017 | down 725.4% | volatile |
| 156 | Latvia | -100 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 1,538.1% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Southern Asia 6.15 % change on previous year
- Western Asia 5.36 % change on previous year
- Northern Africa 4.58 % change on previous year
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 3.17 % change on previous year
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 3.07 % change on previous year
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 2.62 % change on previous year
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 2.54 % change on previous year
- Middle Africa 2.47 % change on previous year
- Southern Europe 2.19 % change on previous year
- South-eastern Asia 1.94 % change on previous year
- Central America 1.83 % change on previous year
- Southern Africa 1.76 % change on previous year
- Latin America and the Caribbean 1.6 % change on previous year
- European Union (27) 1.37 % change on previous year
- Europe 1.26 % change on previous year
- Americas 1.23 % change on previous year
- Eastern Africa 1.1 % change on previous year
- South America 1.09 % change on previous year
- Non-Annex I countries 0.7208 % change on previous year
- Central Asia 0.5505 % change on previous year
- World 0.5388 % change on previous year
- Asia 0.5318 % change on previous year
- Annex I countries 0.3948 % change on previous year
- Eastern Asia 0.3731 % change on previous year
- United States of America 0.2941 % change on previous year
- Western Europe 0.2479 % change on previous year
- Oceania -0.7072 % change on previous year
- Small island developing states (SIDS) -1.32 % change on previous year
- Eastern Europe -1.92 % change on previous year
- Northern Europe -2.23 % change on previous year
- Northern America -2.64 % change on previous year
- Africa -3.95 % change on previous year
- Western Africa -4.39 % change on previous year
How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Waste — Emissions (CO2). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Waste — Emissions Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Waste — Emissions (CO2). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.