Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre in Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Kitts and Nevis: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre was 0.1152 kt per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre in Saint Kitts and Nevis, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre in Saint Kitts and Nevis is 0.1152 kt per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 12.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre in Saint Kitts and Nevis peaked at 0.1152 kt per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0595 kt per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Saint Kitts and Nevis 16th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre in Saint Kitts and Nevis, year by year
| Year | kt per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0595 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0612 kt per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1963 | 0.0626 kt per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0637 kt per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0646 kt per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1966 | 0.0654 kt per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1967 | 0.066 kt per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0665 kt per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0671 kt per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0646 kt per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1971 | 0.0708 kt per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0712 kt per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 0.071 kt per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0717 kt per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0718 kt per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0737 kt per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0745 kt per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0743 kt per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0742 kt per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0989 kt per square kilometre | +33.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0975 kt per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0972 kt per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0944 kt per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1984 | 0.094 kt per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0923 kt per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0914 kt per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0896 kt per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0885 kt per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0874 kt per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0852 kt per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0854 kt per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0877 kt per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0876 kt per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0884 kt per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0896 kt per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0907 kt per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0941 kt per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0932 kt per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0923 kt per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0942 kt per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0962 kt per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0975 kt per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0975 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0999 kt per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0983 kt per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0972 kt per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0977 kt per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0992 kt per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0992 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0993 kt per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.1002 kt per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.1006 kt per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.1022 kt per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 0.1039 kt per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 0.105 kt per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1063 kt per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.1073 kt per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.1088 kt per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.1098 kt per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1109 kt per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1131 kt per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 0.1142 kt per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1152 kt per square kilometre | +0.9% |
Saint Kitts and Nevis compared with similar countries
- Saint Kitts and Nevis's 0.1152 kt per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0295 kt per square kilometre, 3.9× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Saint Kitts and Nevis's 0.1152 kt per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0291 kt per square kilometre, 4.0× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre in Saint Kitts and Nevis changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | +33.2% | 0.0742 kt per square kilometre | 0.0989 kt per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0641 kt per square kilometre | 0.0595 kt per square kilometre | 0.0671 kt per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0718 kt per square kilometre | 0.0646 kt per square kilometre | 0.0745 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0931 kt per square kilometre | 0.0874 kt per square kilometre | 0.0989 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0894 kt per square kilometre | 0.0852 kt per square kilometre | 0.0941 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0977 kt per square kilometre | 0.0942 kt per square kilometre | 0.0999 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1043 kt per square kilometre | 0.0993 kt per square kilometre | 0.1098 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1133 kt per square kilometre | 0.1109 kt per square kilometre | 0.1152 kt per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saint Kitts and Nevis
- 13 Cyprus 0.2085 kt per square kilometre compare
- 14 Seychelles 0.1351 kt per square kilometre compare
- 15 Bangladesh 0.1174 kt per square kilometre compare
- 17 Grenada 0.1038 kt per square kilometre compare
- 18 United Arab Emirates 0.1009 kt per square kilometre compare
- 19 San Marino 0.0994 kt per square kilometre compare
More climate change data for Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 36,400 kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 26.26 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 8 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 18.26 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.0302 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.652 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 0.2708 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 0.212 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 0.0588 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.0008 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- Waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre in Saint Kitts and Nevis was 0.1152 kt per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre recorded in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1152 kt per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre recorded in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0595 kt per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Saint Kitts and Nevis rank for waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre?
- Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 16th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre rising or falling in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saint Kitts and Nevis data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.