Waste — Emissions per capita in Cyprus

Cyprus: Waste — Emissions per capita was 1.45 t CO2eq/cap in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
1.45 t CO2eq/cap
Change on year
up 11.5%
World rank
3rd
of 222 countries
All-time high
1.45 t CO2eq/cap
in 2023
All-time low
0.25 t CO2eq/cap
in 2002
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Waste — Emissions per capita in Cyprus, 1990–2023

0.250.50.7511.21.51990200620231990: 0.28 t CO2eq/cap1991: 0.28 t CO2eq/cap1992: 0.28 t CO2eq/cap1993: 0.28 t CO2eq/cap1994: 0.27 t CO2eq/cap1995: 0.27 t CO2eq/cap1996: 0.27 t CO2eq/cap1997: 0.27 t CO2eq/cap1998: 0.26 t CO2eq/cap1999: 0.26 t CO2eq/cap2000: 0.26 t CO2eq/cap2001: 0.26 t CO2eq/cap2002: 0.25 t CO2eq/cap2003: 0.25 t CO2eq/cap2004: 0.25 t CO2eq/cap2005: 0.25 t CO2eq/cap2006: 0.25 t CO2eq/cap2007: 0.25 t CO2eq/cap2008: 0.25 t CO2eq/cap2009: 0.25 t CO2eq/cap2010: 0.6 t CO2eq/cap2011: 0.58 t CO2eq/cap2012: 0.53 t CO2eq/cap2013: 0.5 t CO2eq/cap2014: 0.49 t CO2eq/cap2015: 0.5 t CO2eq/cap2016: 0.51 t CO2eq/cap2017: 0.5 t CO2eq/cap2018: 0.77 t CO2eq/cap2019: 1.1 t CO2eq/cap2020: 1.1 t CO2eq/cap2021: 1.2 t CO2eq/cap2022: 1.3 t CO2eq/cap2023: 1.4 t CO2eq/cap

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t CO2eq/cap.

Analysis

Cyprus recorded 1.45 t CO2eq/cap for waste — emissions per capita in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.5% on the previous year and up 190.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, waste — emissions per capita in Cyprus peaked at 1.45 t CO2eq/cap in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.25 t CO2eq/cap, in 2002.

That places Cyprus 3rd out of 222 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Waste — Emissions per capita in Cyprus, year by year

Annual values for Waste — Emissions per capita in Cyprus, 1990 to 2023.
Year t CO2eq/cap Change
1990 0.28 t CO2eq/cap —
1991 0.28 t CO2eq/cap +0.0%
1992 0.28 t CO2eq/cap +0.0%
1993 0.28 t CO2eq/cap +0.0%
1994 0.27 t CO2eq/cap -3.6%
1995 0.27 t CO2eq/cap +0.0%
1996 0.27 t CO2eq/cap +0.0%
1997 0.27 t CO2eq/cap +0.0%
1998 0.26 t CO2eq/cap -3.7%
1999 0.26 t CO2eq/cap +0.0%
2000 0.26 t CO2eq/cap +0.0%
2001 0.26 t CO2eq/cap +0.0%
2002 0.25 t CO2eq/cap -3.8%
2003 0.25 t CO2eq/cap +0.0%
2004 0.25 t CO2eq/cap +0.0%
2005 0.25 t CO2eq/cap +0.0%
2006 0.25 t CO2eq/cap +0.0%
2007 0.25 t CO2eq/cap +0.0%
2008 0.25 t CO2eq/cap +0.0%
2009 0.25 t CO2eq/cap +0.0%
2010 0.6 t CO2eq/cap +140.0%
2011 0.58 t CO2eq/cap -3.3%
2012 0.53 t CO2eq/cap -8.6%
2013 0.5 t CO2eq/cap -5.7%
2014 0.49 t CO2eq/cap -2.0%
2015 0.5 t CO2eq/cap +2.0%
2016 0.51 t CO2eq/cap +2.0%
2017 0.5 t CO2eq/cap -2.0%
2018 0.77 t CO2eq/cap +54.0%
2019 1.13 t CO2eq/cap +46.8%
2020 1.07 t CO2eq/cap -5.3%
2021 1.18 t CO2eq/cap +10.3%
2022 1.3 t CO2eq/cap +10.2%
2023 1.45 t CO2eq/cap +11.5%

Cyprus compared with similar countries

  • Cyprus's 1.45 t CO2eq/cap is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.44 t CO2eq/cap, 3.3× the median. (61 countries reporting)
  • Cyprus's 1.45 t CO2eq/cap is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.32 t CO2eq/cap, 4.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Waste — Emissions per capita in Cyprus 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.

YearChange FromTo
2010 +140.0% 0.25 t CO2eq/cap 0.6 t CO2eq/cap
2018 +54.0% 0.5 t CO2eq/cap 0.77 t CO2eq/cap
2019 +46.8% 0.77 t CO2eq/cap 1.13 t CO2eq/cap

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.272 t CO2eq/cap 0.26 t CO2eq/cap 0.28 t CO2eq/cap 10
2000s 0.252 t CO2eq/cap 0.25 t CO2eq/cap 0.26 t CO2eq/cap 10
2010s 0.611 t CO2eq/cap 0.49 t CO2eq/cap 1.13 t CO2eq/cap 10
2020s 1.25 t CO2eq/cap 1.07 t CO2eq/cap 1.45 t CO2eq/cap 4

Countries ranked near Cyprus

  1. 1 Trinidad and Tobago 2.36 t CO2eq/cap compare
  2. 2 Kuwait 2.09 t CO2eq/cap compare
  3. 4 Uruguay 1.24 t CO2eq/cap compare
  4. 5 Qatar 1.12 t CO2eq/cap compare
  5. 6 Saudi Arabia 0.95 t CO2eq/cap compare

See the full ranking of 254 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is waste — emissions per capita in Cyprus?
Waste — emissions per capita in Cyprus was 1.45 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 Cyprus?
The highest recorded value was 1.45 t CO2eq/cap in 2023.
What is the lowest waste — emissions per capita recorded in Cyprus?
The lowest recorded value was 0.25 t CO2eq/cap in 2002.
How does Cyprus rank for waste — emissions per capita?
Cyprus ranks 3rd out of 222 countries with data for 2023.
Is waste — emissions per capita rising or falling in Cyprus?
Over the last ten years it is up 190.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Cyprus 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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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
254 places, 8,412 data points, 1990–2023
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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.