Waste — Emissions (N2O), annual growth rate in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
Least Developed Countries (LDCs): Waste — Emissions (N2O), annual growth rate was 2.46 % change on previous year in 2023. ▼ Falling
Waste — Emissions (N2O), annual growth rate in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 1962–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2023, waste — emissions (n2o), annual growth rate in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) stood at 2.46 % change on previous year.
The figure is up 6.0% on the previous year and down 16.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste — emissions (n2o), annual growth rate in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) peaked at 5.32 % change on previous year in 1978 and was at its lowest, 0.3164 % change on previous year, in 1972.
Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 3rd of 33 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 62 years of available data.
Waste — Emissions (N2O), annual growth rate in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 4.28 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | 4.75 % change on previous year | +10.9% |
| 1964 | 4.96 % change on previous year | +4.5% |
| 1965 | 5.06 % change on previous year | +2.0% |
| 1966 | 4.99 % change on previous year | -1.4% |
| 1967 | 4.68 % change on previous year | -6.3% |
| 1968 | 4.15 % change on previous year | -11.3% |
| 1969 | 3.5 % change on previous year | -15.7% |
| 1970 | 4.1 % change on previous year | +17.1% |
| 1971 | 0.966 % change on previous year | -76.4% |
| 1972 | 0.3164 % change on previous year | -67.2% |
| 1973 | 3.46 % change on previous year | +992.4% |
| 1974 | 3.48 % change on previous year | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 1.22 % change on previous year | -65.0% |
| 1976 | 3.7 % change on previous year | +204.6% |
| 1977 | 1.84 % change on previous year | -50.2% |
| 1978 | 5.32 % change on previous year | +188.7% |
| 1979 | 3.38 % change on previous year | -36.5% |
| 1980 | 1.8 % change on previous year | -46.6% |
| 1981 | 2.4 % change on previous year | +32.9% |
| 1982 | 3.19 % change on previous year | +33.0% |
| 1983 | 3.55 % change on previous year | +11.4% |
| 1984 | 0.4529 % change on previous year | -87.3% |
| 1985 | 4.88 % change on previous year | +977.0% |
| 1986 | 2.52 % change on previous year | -48.4% |
| 1987 | 3.03 % change on previous year | +20.4% |
| 1988 | 2.79 % change on previous year | -7.9% |
| 1989 | 2.6 % change on previous year | -6.6% |
| 1990 | 2.43 % change on previous year | -6.8% |
| 1991 | 2 % change on previous year | -17.4% |
| 1992 | 3.63 % change on previous year | +81.3% |
| 1993 | 2.57 % change on previous year | -29.3% |
| 1994 | 3.43 % change on previous year | +33.5% |
| 1995 | 2.69 % change on previous year | -21.5% |
| 1996 | 4.25 % change on previous year | +58.0% |
| 1997 | 3.68 % change on previous year | -13.5% |
| 1998 | 4.04 % change on previous year | +9.9% |
| 1999 | 3.62 % change on previous year | -10.4% |
| 2000 | 3.37 % change on previous year | -7.0% |
| 2001 | 2.8 % change on previous year | -16.9% |
| 2002 | 4.22 % change on previous year | +51.1% |
| 2003 | 3.95 % change on previous year | -6.4% |
| 2004 | 3.95 % change on previous year | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 3.27 % change on previous year | -17.0% |
| 2006 | 3.81 % change on previous year | +16.3% |
| 2007 | 3.45 % change on previous year | -9.4% |
| 2008 | 4.25 % change on previous year | +23.4% |
| 2009 | 5.1 % change on previous year | +20.0% |
| 2010 | 4.87 % change on previous year | -4.5% |
| 2011 | 4.52 % change on previous year | -7.1% |
| 2012 | 3.37 % change on previous year | -25.4% |
| 2013 | 2.95 % change on previous year | -12.6% |
| 2014 | 2.91 % change on previous year | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 2.59 % change on previous year | -10.9% |
| 2016 | 2.7 % change on previous year | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 2.58 % change on previous year | -4.4% |
| 2018 | 2.53 % change on previous year | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 2.46 % change on previous year | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 2.33 % change on previous year | -5.3% |
| 2021 | 3.02 % change on previous year | +30.0% |
| 2022 | 2.32 % change on previous year | -23.2% |
| 2023 | 2.46 % change on previous year | +6.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Waste — Emissions (N2O), annual growth rate in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | +992.4% | 0.3164 % change on previous year | 3.46 % change on previous year |
| 1985 | +977.0% | 0.4529 % change on previous year | 4.88 % change on previous year |
| 1976 | +204.6% | 1.22 % change on previous year | 3.7 % change on previous year |
| 1978 | +188.7% | 1.84 % change on previous year | 5.32 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.55 % change on previous year | 3.5 % change on previous year | 5.06 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | 2.78 % change on previous year | 0.3164 % change on previous year | 5.32 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.72 % change on previous year | 0.4529 % change on previous year | 4.88 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.23 % change on previous year | 2 % change on previous year | 4.25 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.82 % change on previous year | 2.8 % change on previous year | 5.1 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.15 % change on previous year | 2.46 % change on previous year | 4.87 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.53 % change on previous year | 2.32 % change on previous year | 3.02 % change on previous year | 4 |
Countries ranked near Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
- 1 Tuvalu 25 % change on previous year compare
- 2 Pacific Islands Trust Territory 5.88 % change on previous year compare
- 3 South Sudan 5.78 % change on previous year compare
- 4 Ethiopia PDR 5.69 % change on previous year compare
- 5 Belgium-Luxembourg 5.6 % change on previous year compare
- 6 Lithuania 4.88 % change on previous year compare
More climate change data for Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 4.70 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 708,280 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 216,438 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 491,841 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 816.75 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 17,566 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 179,120 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 48,410 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 130,710 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 182.68 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is waste — emissions (n2o), annual growth rate in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Waste — emissions (n2o), annual growth rate in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) was 2.46 % change on previous year in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest waste — emissions (n2o), annual growth rate recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 5.32 % change on previous year in 1978.
- What is the lowest waste — emissions (n2o), annual growth rate recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3164 % change on previous year in 1972.
- How does Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank for waste — emissions (n2o), annual growth rate?
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 3rd out of 33 groups with data for 2023.
- Is waste — emissions (n2o), annual growth rate rising or falling in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Least Developed Countries (LDCs) data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Waste — Emissions (N2O), annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Waste — Emissions (N2O). 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
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
The year-on-year percentage change in Waste — Emissions (N2O). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.