Waste — Emissions per capita in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Waste — Emissions per capita was 0.19 t CO2eq/cap in 2023. ▲ Rising
Waste — Emissions per capita in Equatorial Guinea, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t CO2eq/cap.
Analysis
Equatorial Guinea recorded 0.19 t CO2eq/cap for waste — emissions per capita in 2023.
The figure is down 5.0% on the previous year and down 24.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste — emissions per capita in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 0.26 t CO2eq/cap in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.07 t CO2eq/cap, in 1990.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 121st of 222 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Waste — Emissions per capita in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | t CO2eq/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.07 t CO2eq/cap | — |
| 1991 | 0.07 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.07 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.07 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.07 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.07 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.07 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.08 t CO2eq/cap | +14.3% |
| 1998 | 0.08 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.08 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.08 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.22 t CO2eq/cap | +175.0% |
| 2002 | 0.22 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.21 t CO2eq/cap | -4.5% |
| 2004 | 0.21 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.21 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.21 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.21 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.21 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.2 t CO2eq/cap | -4.8% |
| 2010 | 0.2 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.25 t CO2eq/cap | +25.0% |
| 2012 | 0.26 t CO2eq/cap | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 0.25 t CO2eq/cap | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 0.25 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.24 t CO2eq/cap | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 0.23 t CO2eq/cap | -4.2% |
| 2017 | 0.23 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.22 t CO2eq/cap | -4.3% |
| 2019 | 0.22 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.21 t CO2eq/cap | -4.5% |
| 2021 | 0.21 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.2 t CO2eq/cap | -4.8% |
| 2023 | 0.19 t CO2eq/cap | -5.0% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 0.19 t CO2eq/cap is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.29 t CO2eq/cap, 66% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 0.19 t CO2eq/cap is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.11 t CO2eq/cap, 1.7× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.073 t CO2eq/cap | 0.07 t CO2eq/cap | 0.08 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.198 t CO2eq/cap | 0.08 t CO2eq/cap | 0.22 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.235 t CO2eq/cap | 0.2 t CO2eq/cap | 0.26 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2025 t CO2eq/cap | 0.19 t CO2eq/cap | 0.21 t CO2eq/cap | 4 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
More climate change data for Equatorial Guinea
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 300,667 kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 25.27 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 10.65 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 14.62 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.0402 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.5221 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1.67 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1.67 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.0063 kt (2050)
- Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) 1.67 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is waste — emissions per capita in Equatorial Guinea?
- Waste — emissions per capita in Equatorial Guinea was 0.19 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 Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.26 t CO2eq/cap in 2012.
- What is the lowest waste — emissions per capita recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.07 t CO2eq/cap in 1990.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for waste — emissions per capita?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 121st out of 222 countries with data for 2023.
- Is waste — emissions per capita rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea 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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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.