Waste — Emissions per capita in Estonia
Estonia: Waste — Emissions per capita was 0.57 t CO2eq/cap in 2023. ▬ Flat
Waste — Emissions per capita in Estonia, 1992–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t CO2eq/cap.
Analysis
The most recent figure for waste — emissions per capita in Estonia is 0.57 t CO2eq/cap, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.4% on the previous year and down 52.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste — emissions per capita in Estonia peaked at 1.47 t CO2eq/cap in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.57 t CO2eq/cap, in 2023.
That places Estonia 26th out of 208 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9425 t CO2eq/cap | 0.82 t CO2eq/cap | 1.09 t CO2eq/cap | 8 |
| 2000s | 1.05 t CO2eq/cap | 0.86 t CO2eq/cap | 1.16 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.3 t CO2eq/cap | 1.2 t CO2eq/cap | 1.47 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5875 t CO2eq/cap | 0.57 t CO2eq/cap | 0.61 t CO2eq/cap | 4 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
- 23 Brazil 0.61 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 24 Chile 0.6 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 25 Lebanon 0.59 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 26 Canada 0.57 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 28 Australia and New Zealand 0.55 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 29 Czechia 0.54 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 29 Denmark 0.54 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 29 Guyana 0.54 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 29 Morocco 0.54 t CO2eq/cap compare
More climate change data for Estonia
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 871.8 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO 170.85 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO 700.96 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 0.6447 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 25.03 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 178.32 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 175.54 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 2.79 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 0.6624 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 0.0995 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is waste — emissions per capita in Estonia?
- Waste — emissions per capita in Estonia was 0.57 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 Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.47 t CO2eq/cap in 2018.
- What is the lowest waste — emissions per capita recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.57 t CO2eq/cap in 2023.
- How does Estonia rank for waste — emissions per capita?
- Estonia ranks 26th out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
- Is waste — emissions per capita rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Estonia 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.