Waste — Emissions per capita in Belarus

Belarus: Waste — Emissions per capita was 0.65 t CO2eq/cap in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.65 t CO2eq/cap
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
19th
of 208 countries
All-time high
0.65 t CO2eq/cap
in 2023
All-time low
0.23 t CO2eq/cap
in 1993
Years of data
32
1992–2023

Waste — Emissions per capita in Belarus, 1992–2023

00.20.40.61992200720231992: 0.24 t CO2eq/cap1993: 0.23 t CO2eq/cap1994: 0.23 t CO2eq/cap1995: 0.23 t CO2eq/cap1996: 0.26 t CO2eq/cap1997: 0.27 t CO2eq/cap1998: 0.27 t CO2eq/cap1999: 0.28 t CO2eq/cap2000: 0.29 t CO2eq/cap2001: 0.3 t CO2eq/cap2002: 0.3 t CO2eq/cap2003: 0.33 t CO2eq/cap2004: 0.4 t CO2eq/cap2005: 0.33 t CO2eq/cap2006: 0.35 t CO2eq/cap2007: 0.35 t CO2eq/cap2008: 0.45 t CO2eq/cap2009: 0.48 t CO2eq/cap2010: 0.51 t CO2eq/cap2011: 0.49 t CO2eq/cap2012: 0.5 t CO2eq/cap2013: 0.52 t CO2eq/cap2014: 0.54 t CO2eq/cap2015: 0.56 t CO2eq/cap2016: 0.57 t CO2eq/cap2017: 0.57 t CO2eq/cap2018: 0.59 t CO2eq/cap2019: 0.61 t CO2eq/cap2020: 0.62 t CO2eq/cap2021: 0.63 t CO2eq/cap2022: 0.64 t CO2eq/cap2023: 0.65 t CO2eq/cap

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 19th of 208 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 16 United Arab Emirates 0.69 t CO2eq/cap compare
  2. 17 Iceland 0.68 t CO2eq/cap compare
  3. 18 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.66 t CO2eq/cap compare
  4. 19 China, Hong Kong SAR 0.65 t CO2eq/cap compare
  5. 21 Bahrain 0.64 t CO2eq/cap compare
  6. 21 Slovakia 0.64 t CO2eq/cap compare

See the full ranking of 242 places →

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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 19th out of 208 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

Indicator
Waste — Emissions per capita
Unit
t CO2eq/cap
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
242 places, 8,008 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

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.