Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) in Caribbean

Caribbean: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) was 14,599 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
14,599 kt
Change on year
up 1.1%
Rank
25th
of 44 regions
All-time high
14,599 kt
in 2023
All-time low
3,910 kt
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) in Caribbean, 1961–2023

5.0k7.5k10.0k12.5k15.0k196119922023

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for waste — emissions (co2eq) in Caribbean is 14,599 kt, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 12.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, waste — emissions (co2eq) in Caribbean peaked at 14,599 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3,910 kt, in 1961.

Caribbean ranks 25th of 44 regions on this measure, 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 4,533 kt 3,910 kt 5,166 kt 9
1970s 6,238 kt 5,209 kt 7,159 kt 10
1980s 8,018 kt 7,283 kt 8,646 kt 10
1990s 9,150 kt 8,684 kt 9,987 kt 10
2000s 11,479 kt 10,169 kt 12,763 kt 10
2010s 13,316 kt 12,899 kt 13,943 kt 10
2020s 14,347 kt 14,098 kt 14,599 kt 4

Countries ranked near Caribbean

  1. 22 Australia and New Zealand 17,508 kt compare
  2. 23 Egypt 17,254 kt compare
  3. 24 Bangladesh 17,107 kt compare
  4. 25 Ethiopia 13,742 kt compare
  5. 26 Malaysia 13,247 kt compare
  6. 27 Australia 12,684 kt compare
  7. 28 Germany 12,436 kt compare

See the full ranking of 253 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is waste — emissions (co2eq) in Caribbean?
Waste — emissions (co2eq) in Caribbean was 14,599 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest waste — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Caribbean?
The highest recorded value was 14,599 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest waste — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Caribbean?
The lowest recorded value was 3,910 kt in 1961.
How does Caribbean rank for waste — emissions (co2eq)?
Caribbean ranks 25th out of 44 regions with data for 2023.
Is waste — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in Caribbean?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.2%. 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 (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
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