Waste — Emissions per capita in Eastern Europe
Eastern Europe: Waste — Emissions per capita was 0.67 t CO2eq/cap in 2023. ▲ Rising
Waste — Emissions per capita in Eastern Europe, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t CO2eq/cap.
Analysis
Eastern Europe recorded 0.67 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 3.1% on the previous year and up 31.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste — emissions per capita in Eastern Europe peaked at 0.67 t CO2eq/cap in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.38 t CO2eq/cap, in 1991.
Eastern Europe ranks 1st of 34 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.396 t CO2eq/cap | 0.38 t CO2eq/cap | 0.41 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.461 t CO2eq/cap | 0.42 t CO2eq/cap | 0.5 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.528 t CO2eq/cap | 0.5 t CO2eq/cap | 0.59 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6375 t CO2eq/cap | 0.6 t CO2eq/cap | 0.67 t CO2eq/cap | 4 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Europe
More climate change data for Eastern Europe
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 168,131 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 36,732 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 131,400 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 138.61 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 4,693 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 46,801 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 42,918 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3,883 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 161.95 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 138.69 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is waste — emissions per capita in Eastern Europe?
- Waste — emissions per capita in Eastern Europe was 0.67 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 Eastern Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 0.67 t CO2eq/cap in 2023.
- What is the lowest waste — emissions per capita recorded in Eastern Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.38 t CO2eq/cap in 1991.
- How does Eastern Europe rank for waste — emissions per capita?
- Eastern Europe ranks 1st out of 34 groups with data for 2023.
- Is waste — emissions per capita rising or falling in Eastern Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eastern Europe 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.