Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), annual growth rate by country

The year-on-year percentage change in Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.

Countries reporting
232
Highest
12.97 % change on previous year
Cyprus
Lowest
-19.53 % change on previous year
Finland
Median
1.65 % change on previous year
Years covered
62
1962–2023
Data points
14,985

What the numbers show

Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), annual growth rate is currently reported for 232 countries. The highest value is 12.97 % change on previous year in Cyprus; the lowest is -19.53 % change on previous year in Finland.

The median across all reporting countries is 1.65 % change on previous year, and the mean is 0.9507 % change on previous year.

Over the past decade 60 countries rose and 166 fell. The largest increase was in Ukraine (up 462.6%), and the largest decrease in Belgium-Luxembourg (down 55,142.7%).

Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), annual growth rate: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Cyprus 12.97 % change on previous year 2023 up 443.8% volatile
2 Singapore 9.49 % change on previous year 2023 down 50.6% volatile
3 Qatar 5.36 % change on previous year 2023 down 87.5% volatile
4 South Sudan 4.67 % change on previous year 2023 up 7.6% volatile
5 Oman 4.65 % change on previous year 2023 down 68.6% volatile
6 Bangladesh 4.01 % change on previous year 2023 up 47.9% volatile
7 Egypt 3.99 % change on previous year 2023 up 271.2% volatile
8 Russia 3.7 % change on previous year 2023 up 108.8% volatile
8 Russian Federation 3.7 % change on previous year 2023 up 108.8% volatile
10 Mali 3.68 % change on previous year 2023 down 6.2% volatile
11 Democratic Republic of the Congo 3.67 % change on previous year 2023 down 35.5% rising
12 United Republic of Tanzania 3.64 % change on previous year 2023 down 13.0% volatile
13 Madagascar 3.57 % change on previous year 2023 down 18.4% volatile
14 Mozambique 3.53 % change on previous year 2023 down 21.0% volatile
15 Niger 3.48 % change on previous year 2023 down 3.2% volatile
16 Vietnam 3.48 % change on previous year 2023 down 12.6% volatile
16 Viet Nam 3.48 % change on previous year 2023 down 12.6% volatile
18 Turkey 3.45 % change on previous year 2023 down 50.0% volatile
18 Türkiye 3.45 % change on previous year 2023 down 50.0% volatile
20 Zambia 3.34 % change on previous year 2023 down 20.8% volatile
21 Guinea 3.34 % change on previous year 2023 up 6.2% volatile
22 Burkina Faso 3.28 % change on previous year 2023 down 25.6% rising
23 China, mainland 3.25 % change on previous year 2023 down 26.8% volatile
24 Malawi 3.23 % change on previous year 2023 down 17.4% volatile
25 Maldives 3.09 % change on previous year 2023 down 44.4% volatile
26 Ukraine 3.08 % change on previous year 2023 up 462.6% volatile
27 China 3.08 % change on previous year 2023 down 29.8% volatile
28 Sao Tome and Principe 3.08 % change on previous year 2023 down 27.1% volatile
29 Cote d'Ivoire 3.07 % change on previous year 2023 down 18.3% volatile
29 Côte d'Ivoire 3.07 % change on previous year 2023 down 18.3% volatile
31 Uganda 3.05 % change on previous year 2023 down 18.3% volatile
32 Burundi 3.01 % change on previous year 2023 down 19.7% volatile
33 Kenya 2.97 % change on previous year 2023 down 27.4% volatile
34 Gambia 2.95 % change on previous year 2023 down 28.3% rising
35 Togo 2.93 % change on previous year 2023 down 28.0% volatile
36 Central African Republic 2.92 % change on previous year 2023 up 126.1% volatile
37 Bhutan 2.91 % change on previous year 2023 down 25.5% volatile
37 Nigeria 2.91 % change on previous year 2023 down 35.2% rising
39 Somalia 2.91 % change on previous year 2023 down 15.2% volatile
40 Mauritania 2.91 % change on previous year 2023 down 36.0% rising
41 Denmark 2.88 % change on previous year 2023 down 93.7% volatile
42 Liberia 2.84 % change on previous year 2023 down 45.6% volatile
43 Turkmenistan 2.8 % change on previous year 2023 down 16.0% rising
44 Senegal 2.78 % change on previous year 2023 down 11.1% rising
45 Iraq 2.74 % change on previous year 2023 down 38.6% volatile
46 Dominican Republic 2.74 % change on previous year 2023 down 27.4% volatile
47 Pacific Islands Trust Territory 2.72 % change on previous year 1990 down 8.5% rising
48 Cameroon 2.7 % change on previous year 2023 down 40.0% volatile
48 Guinea-Bissau 2.7 % change on previous year 2023 down 19.5% volatile
48 Honduras 2.7 % change on previous year 2023 down 25.2% falling
48 Mongolia 2.7 % change on previous year 2023 down 37.8% volatile
48 Namibia 2.7 % change on previous year 2023 down 33.0% volatile
53 Angola 2.68 % change on previous year 2023 down 53.6% volatile
54 Solomon Islands 2.66 % change on previous year 2023 down 26.6% falling
55 Benin 2.66 % change on previous year 2023 down 25.5% rising
56 Cambodia 2.65 % change on previous year 2023 down 21.0% volatile
57 North Macedonia 2.63 % change on previous year 2023 volatile
58 Chad 2.62 % change on previous year 2023 down 29.9% rising
59 Bahrain 2.59 % change on previous year 2023 down 57.3% volatile
60 Ethiopia 2.58 % change on previous year 2023 down 26.9% flat
61 Rwanda 2.54 % change on previous year 2023 down 17.1% volatile
62 Botswana 2.53 % change on previous year 2023 down 40.8% volatile
63 Tajikistan 2.53 % change on previous year 2023 down 19.4% volatile
64 Malaysia 2.49 % change on previous year 2023 up 72.2% volatile
65 Jordan 2.48 % change on previous year 2023 up 47.8% volatile
66 Comoros 2.48 % change on previous year 2023 down 23.0% falling
67 Guatemala 2.44 % change on previous year 2023 down 36.2% falling
68 Afghanistan 2.4 % change on previous year 2023 down 45.5% volatile
69 Netherlands Antilles (former) 2.4 % change on previous year 2010 up 242.8% volatile
70 Congo 2.38 % change on previous year 2023 down 34.0% flat
71 Djibouti 2.37 % change on previous year 2023 down 44.6% volatile
72 Hungary 2.31 % change on previous year 2023 up 138.7% volatile
73 Colombia 2.29 % change on previous year 2023 up 42.0% volatile
74 Ethiopia PDR 2.24 % change on previous year 1992 up 38.2% volatile
75 Libya 2.23 % change on previous year 2023 up 125.7% volatile
76 Philippines 2.22 % change on previous year 2023 down 84.3% volatile
77 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 2.21 % change on previous year 2023 up 133.4% volatile
78 Belize 2.19 % change on previous year 2023 up 4.8% volatile
79 Morocco 2.18 % change on previous year 2023 down 35.1% falling
80 Panama 2.17 % change on previous year 2023 down 34.9% falling
81 Portugal 2.16 % change on previous year 2023 up 121.6% volatile
82 Costa Rica 2.14 % change on previous year 2023 down 34.2% volatile
83 Gabon 2.14 % change on previous year 2023 down 43.3% volatile
84 East Timor 2.1 % change on previous year 2023 up 44.1% volatile
84 Timor-Leste 2.1 % change on previous year 2023 up 44.1% volatile
86 Zimbabwe 2.08 % change on previous year 2023 up 0.7% volatile
87 Kiribati 2.07 % change on previous year 2023 down 21.1% volatile
88 Sierra Leone 2.06 % change on previous year 2023 down 60.3% volatile
89 Canada 2.02 % change on previous year 2023 up 154.0% volatile
90 Sudan (former) 2.01 % change on previous year 2011 down 42.8% volatile
91 Kuwait 1.99 % change on previous year 2023 down 64.2% volatile
92 Vanuatu 1.99 % change on previous year 2023 down 32.8% falling
93 United Arab Emirates 1.99 % change on previous year 2023 down 41.7% volatile
94 Fiji 1.96 % change on previous year 2023 down 51.8% volatile
95 Paraguay 1.94 % change on previous year 2023 down 73.9% volatile
96 Sudan 1.93 % change on previous year 2023 down 29.7% falling
97 Melanesia 1.93 % change on previous year 2023 down 33.8% falling
98 Sri Lanka 1.92 % change on previous year 2023 up 30.8% volatile
99 Thailand 1.91 % change on previous year 2023 up 41.5% falling
100 Cabo Verde 1.9 % change on previous year 2023 down 19.0% volatile
101 Peru 1.87 % change on previous year 2023 down 31.3% volatile
102 Lesotho 1.87 % change on previous year 2023 down 27.8% volatile
103 Saudi Arabia 1.83 % change on previous year 2023 down 32.7% volatile
103 Seychelles 1.83 % change on previous year 2023 down 17.4% volatile
105 India 1.83 % change on previous year 2023 down 2.7% volatile
106 Tunisia 1.82 % change on previous year 2023 down 10.5% volatile
107 Laos 1.81 % change on previous year 2023 down 46.2% volatile
107 Lao People's Democratic Republic 1.81 % change on previous year 2023 down 46.2% volatile
109 Austria 1.79 % change on previous year 2023 down 75.3% volatile
110 El Salvador 1.76 % change on previous year 2023 down 17.1% volatile
111 Eritrea 1.75 % change on previous year 2023 up 8.2% volatile
112 Papua New Guinea 1.73 % change on previous year 2023 down 19.4% falling
113 Lebanon 1.71 % change on previous year 2023 down 73.0% volatile
114 Ghana 1.71 % change on previous year 2023 down 22.9% volatile
115 Israel 1.69 % change on previous year 2023 up 10.2% volatile
116 Micronesia 1.67 % change on previous year 2023 down 4.2% falling
117 Brunei 1.63 % change on previous year 2023 down 13.8% volatile
117 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1.63 % change on previous year 2023 up 78.9% volatile
117 Brunei Darussalam 1.63 % change on previous year 2023 down 13.8% volatile
120 South Africa 1.62 % change on previous year 2023 down 57.1% volatile
121 Grenada 1.61 % change on previous year 2023 up 72.6% volatile
121 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 1.61 % change on previous year 2023 up 113.4% volatile
123 Pakistan 1.61 % change on previous year 2023 down 58.0% rising
124 Romania 1.59 % change on previous year 2023 down 37.0% volatile
125 Albania 1.58 % change on previous year 2023 down 39.2% volatile
126 Nicaragua 1.49 % change on previous year 2023 down 51.6% volatile
127 Eswatini 1.48 % change on previous year 2023 down 32.0% volatile
128 Uzbekistan 1.48 % change on previous year 2023 down 35.4% rising
129 Syria 1.39 % change on previous year 2023 up 120.6% volatile
129 Syrian Arab Republic 1.39 % change on previous year 2023 up 120.6% volatile
131 Moldova 1.38 % change on previous year 2023 down 19.3% volatile
131 Republic of Moldova 1.38 % change on previous year 2023 down 19.3% volatile
133 Yemen 1.38 % change on previous year 2023 down 71.3% volatile
134 Mexico 1.37 % change on previous year 2023 down 16.4% volatile
135 Antigua and Barbuda 1.34 % change on previous year 2023 up 285.2% volatile
135 Palau 1.34 % change on previous year 2023 up 71.8% volatile
137 Guyana 1.31 % change on previous year 2023 down 9.2% volatile
138 Haiti 1.31 % change on previous year 2023 down 39.0% volatile
139 Ecuador 1.28 % change on previous year 2023 down 58.0% volatile
140 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.22 % change on previous year 2023 volatile
140 China, Hong Kong SAR 1.22 % change on previous year 2023 down 9.8% volatile
142 Micronesia (Federated States of) 1.19 % change on previous year 2023 volatile
143 Caribbean 1.14 % change on previous year 2023 up 77.1% volatile
144 Norway 1.11 % change on previous year 2023 up 105.9% volatile
145 Georgia 1.04 % change on previous year 2023 up 174.0% volatile
146 Czechia 1.03 % change on previous year 2023 up 117.6% volatile
147 Belarus 0.9804 % change on previous year 2023 down 80.1% volatile
147 Nepal 0.9804 % change on previous year 2023 down 10.6% volatile
149 Kyrgyzstan 0.9558 % change on previous year 2023 down 96.6% volatile
150 Azerbaijan 0.9524 % change on previous year 2023 down 48.7% volatile
150 Bahamas 0.9524 % change on previous year 2023 down 25.4% volatile
152 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.9434 % change on previous year 2023 down 41.3% volatile
153 Algeria 0.8734 % change on previous year 2023 down 72.0% volatile
154 Myanmar 0.8197 % change on previous year 2023 down 71.3% volatile
155 Trinidad and Tobago 0.8 % change on previous year 2023 up 125.8% volatile
156 Anguilla 0.7839 % change on previous year 2023 down 33.4% volatile
157 British Virgin Islands 0.7519 % change on previous year 2023 down 85.8% volatile
157 China, Macao SAR 0.7519 % change on previous year 2023 down 71.2% volatile
159 Aruba 0.6734 % change on previous year 2023 down 24.7% volatile
160 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 0.6623 % change on previous year 2023 down 7.3% volatile
161 Suriname 0.6143 % change on previous year 2023 down 47.8% volatile
162 Armenia 0.6061 % change on previous year 2023 down 85.1% volatile
163 Indonesia 0.5814 % change on previous year 2023 down 72.7% volatile
164 Mauritius 0.5618 % change on previous year 2023 volatile
165 Dominica 0.5441 % change on previous year 2023 down 32.2% volatile
166 Serbia and Montenegro 0.4709 % change on previous year 2005 down 69.1% volatile
167 Brazil 0.4515 % change on previous year 2023 down 89.9% volatile
168 United States 0.4065 % change on previous year 2023 down 38.5% volatile
169 Tokelau 0.3616 % change on previous year 2023 down 79.6% volatile
170 Serbia 0.3431 % change on previous year 2023 down 74.8% volatile
171 Poland 0.3067 % change on previous year 2023 up 103.1% volatile
172 Argentina 0.2778 % change on previous year 2023 down 90.1% volatile
173 Chile 0.2591 % change on previous year 2023 down 74.7% volatile
174 Barbados 0.2421 % change on previous year 2023 up 133.4% volatile
175 Marshall Islands 0.2296 % change on previous year 2023 down 34.6% volatile
176 Montenegro 0.1815 % change on previous year 2023 down 89.8% volatile
177 OECD 0.1401 % change on previous year 2023 up 117.8% volatile
178 Jamaica 0.1058 % change on previous year 2023 down 51.1% volatile
179 Polynesia 0.0011 % change on previous year 2023 up 100.5% volatile
180 Cuba 0 % change on previous year 2023 down 100.0% volatile
180 Kazakhstan 0 % change on previous year 2023 down 100.0% volatile
180 Saint Lucia 0 % change on previous year 2023 volatile
180 Malta 0 % change on previous year 2023 up 100.0% volatile
180 Nauru 0 % change on previous year 2023 down 100.0% volatile
180 New Zealand 0 % change on previous year 2023 up 100.0% volatile
180 Sweden 0 % change on previous year 2023 up 100.0% volatile
180 Tonga 0 % change on previous year 2023 volatile
180 Tuvalu 0 % change on previous year 2023 up 100.0% volatile
180 Uruguay 0 % change on previous year 2023 down 100.0% volatile
180 Samoa 0 % change on previous year 2023 down 100.0% volatile
180 Cook Islands 0 % change on previous year 2023 up 100.0% volatile
180 Niue 0 % change on previous year 2023 down 100.0% volatile
180 Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha 0 % change on previous year 2023 up 100.0% volatile
180 Nauru 0 % change on previous year 2023 down 100.0% volatile
195 Switzerland -0.123 % change on previous year 2023 up 81.2% volatile
196 Liechtenstein -0.2747 % change on previous year 2023 up 67.9% volatile
197 Australia and New Zealand -0.3401 % change on previous year 2023 up 80.3% volatile
198 Spain -0.3774 % change on previous year 2023 up 95.8% volatile
199 Australia -0.4762 % change on previous year 2023 down 12.1% volatile
200 Latvia -0.722 % change on previous year 2023 down 168.4% volatile
201 United Kingdom -1.22 % change on previous year 2023 up 90.4% volatile
201 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland -1.22 % change on previous year 2023 up 90.4% volatile
203 China, Taiwan Province of -1.53 % change on previous year 2023 down 135.1% volatile
204 Republic of Korea -1.54 % change on previous year 2023 down 156.1% volatile
205 Slovakia -1.65 % change on previous year 2023 up 31.1% volatile
206 Slovenia -2.04 % change on previous year 2023 up 86.2% volatile
207 USSR -2.11 % change on previous year 1991 down 305.9% volatile
208 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) -2.19 % change on previous year 2023 down 285.0% volatile
209 Belgium -2.52 % change on previous year 2023 down 152.5% volatile
210 Greece -2.8 % change on previous year 2023 down 54.8% volatile
211 Japan -2.94 % change on previous year 2023 down 140.4% volatile
212 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) -3.03 % change on previous year 2023 up 48.2% volatile
213 Bulgaria -3.09 % change on previous year 2023 down 512.4% volatile
214 Andorra -3.17 % change on previous year 2023 up 39.1% volatile
215 Belgium-Luxembourg -3.19 % change on previous year 1999 down 55,142.7% volatile
216 Estonia -3.31 % change on previous year 2023 up 57.8% volatile
217 Yugoslav SFR -3.46 % change on previous year 1991 down 320.6% volatile
218 Iceland -4.07 % change on previous year 2023 down 518.5% volatile
219 France -4.22 % change on previous year 2023 down 57.3% volatile
220 Czechoslovakia -4.35 % change on previous year 1992 down 246.7% volatile
221 Monaco -4.42 % change on previous year 2023 down 269.0% volatile
222 Croatia -4.59 % change on previous year 2023 down 216.9% volatile
223 Equatorial Guinea -6.25 % change on previous year 2023 down 462.5% volatile
224 Germany -6.43 % change on previous year 2023 down 36.7% volatile
225 Italy -6.48 % change on previous year 2023 down 82.4% volatile
226 Luxembourg -6.94 % change on previous year 2023 down 55.4% volatile
227 San Marino -6.99 % change on previous year 2023 down 108.4% volatile
228 Holy See -7.98 % change on previous year 2023 down 39.7% volatile
229 Lithuania -10.36 % change on previous year 2023 down 120.1% volatile
230 Turks and Caicos Islands -12.5 % change on previous year 2023 down 584.4% volatile
231 Ireland -13.66 % change on previous year 2023 down 328.5% volatile
232 Finland -19.53 % change on previous year 2023 down 637.2% volatile

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Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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The year-on-year percentage change in Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.

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Indicator
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
265 places, 14,985 data points, 1962–2023
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The year-on-year percentage change in Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.