Waste — Emissions per capita in Belarus
Belarus: Waste — Emissions per capita was 0.65 t CO2eq/cap in 2023. ▲ Rising
Waste — Emissions per capita in Belarus, 1992–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t CO2eq/cap.
Analysis
Belarus recorded 0.65 t CO2eq/cap for waste — emissions per capita in 2023. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste — emissions per capita in Belarus peaked at 0.65 t CO2eq/cap in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.23 t CO2eq/cap, in 1993.
Belarus ranks 21st of 222 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Waste — Emissions per capita in Belarus, year by year
| Year | t CO2eq/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.24 t CO2eq/cap | — |
| 1993 | 0.23 t CO2eq/cap | -4.2% |
| 1994 | 0.23 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.23 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.26 t CO2eq/cap | +13.0% |
| 1997 | 0.27 t CO2eq/cap | +3.8% |
| 1998 | 0.27 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.28 t CO2eq/cap | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 0.29 t CO2eq/cap | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 0.3 t CO2eq/cap | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 0.3 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.33 t CO2eq/cap | +10.0% |
| 2004 | 0.4 t CO2eq/cap | +21.2% |
| 2005 | 0.33 t CO2eq/cap | -17.5% |
| 2006 | 0.35 t CO2eq/cap | +6.1% |
| 2007 | 0.35 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.45 t CO2eq/cap | +28.6% |
| 2009 | 0.48 t CO2eq/cap | +6.7% |
| 2010 | 0.51 t CO2eq/cap | +6.3% |
| 2011 | 0.49 t CO2eq/cap | -3.9% |
| 2012 | 0.5 t CO2eq/cap | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 0.52 t CO2eq/cap | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 0.54 t CO2eq/cap | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 0.56 t CO2eq/cap | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 0.57 t CO2eq/cap | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 0.57 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.59 t CO2eq/cap | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 0.61 t CO2eq/cap | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 0.62 t CO2eq/cap | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 0.63 t CO2eq/cap | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 0.64 t CO2eq/cap | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 0.65 t CO2eq/cap | +1.6% |
Belarus compared with similar countries
- Belarus's 0.65 t CO2eq/cap is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.29 t CO2eq/cap, 2.2× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Belarus's 0.65 t CO2eq/cap is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.32 t CO2eq/cap, 2.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Waste — Emissions per capita in Belarus 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +28.6% | 0.35 t CO2eq/cap | 0.45 t CO2eq/cap |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2513 t CO2eq/cap | 0.23 t CO2eq/cap | 0.28 t CO2eq/cap | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.358 t CO2eq/cap | 0.29 t CO2eq/cap | 0.48 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.546 t CO2eq/cap | 0.49 t CO2eq/cap | 0.61 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.635 t CO2eq/cap | 0.62 t CO2eq/cap | 0.65 t CO2eq/cap | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belarus
- 18 United Arab Emirates 0.69 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 19 Iceland 0.68 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 20 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.66 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 21 China, Hong Kong SAR 0.65 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 23 Bahrain 0.64 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 23 Slovakia 0.64 t CO2eq/cap compare
More climate change data for Belarus
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 644.33 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 12,124 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2,377 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 9,748 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 8.97 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 348.13 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 4,092 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 4,078 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 14.36 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 15.39 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is waste — emissions per capita in Belarus?
- Waste — emissions per capita in Belarus was 0.65 t CO2eq/cap in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest waste — emissions per capita recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 0.65 t CO2eq/cap in 2023.
- What is the lowest waste — emissions per capita recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.23 t CO2eq/cap in 1993.
- How does Belarus rank for waste — emissions per capita?
- Belarus ranks 21st out of 222 countries with data for 2023.
- Is waste — emissions per capita rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belarus data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Waste — Emissions per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.