Waste — Emissions in Caribbean

Caribbean: Waste — Emissions was 2.78 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
2.78 kt
Change on year
up 1.0%
Rank
81st
of 158 groups
All-time high
2.78 kt
in 2023
All-time low
0 kt
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Waste — Emissions in Caribbean, 1961–2023

0123196119922023

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

Analysis

In 2023, waste — emissions in Caribbean stood at 2.78 kt. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 10.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, waste — emissions in Caribbean peaked at 2.78 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0 kt, in 1961.

That places Caribbean 81st out of 158 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0 kt 0 kt 0 kt 9
1970s 1.22 kt 1.07 kt 1.38 kt 10
1980s 1.58 kt 1.42 kt 1.73 kt 10
1990s 1.9 kt 1.76 kt 2.04 kt 10
2000s 2.32 kt 2.1 kt 2.44 kt 10
2010s 2.56 kt 2.44 kt 2.69 kt 10
2020s 2.75 kt 2.72 kt 2.78 kt 4

Countries ranked near Caribbean

  1. 78 Namibia 3.1 kt compare
  2. 79 Albania 2.91 kt compare
  3. 80 Andorra 2.84 kt compare
  4. 82 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 2.61 kt compare
  5. 82 Rwanda 2.61 kt compare
  6. 84 Lithuania 2.47 kt compare

See the full ranking of 192 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is waste — emissions in Caribbean?
Waste — emissions in Caribbean was 2.78 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest waste — emissions recorded in Caribbean?
The highest recorded value was 2.78 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest waste — emissions recorded in Caribbean?
The lowest recorded value was 0 kt in 1961.
How does Caribbean rank for waste — emissions?
Caribbean ranks 81st out of 158 groups with data for 2023.
Is waste — emissions rising or falling in Caribbean?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Caribbean data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Waste — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Waste — Emissions (CO2)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
192 places, 11,013 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