Waste — Emissions per capita in Northern America
Northern America: Waste — Emissions per capita was 0.44 t CO2eq/cap in 2023. ▼ Falling
Waste — Emissions per capita in Northern America, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t CO2eq/cap.
Analysis
Northern America recorded 0.44 t CO2eq/cap for waste — emissions per capita in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste — emissions per capita in Northern America peaked at 0.93 t CO2eq/cap in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.44 t CO2eq/cap, in 2012.
Northern America ranks 6th of 34 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.829 t CO2eq/cap | 0.69 t CO2eq/cap | 0.93 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.565 t CO2eq/cap | 0.53 t CO2eq/cap | 0.67 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.446 t CO2eq/cap | 0.44 t CO2eq/cap | 0.47 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.44 t CO2eq/cap | 0.44 t CO2eq/cap | 0.44 t CO2eq/cap | 4 |
Countries ranked near Northern America
- 3 Cyprus 1.45 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 4 Uruguay 1.24 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 5 Qatar 1.12 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 6 Saudi Arabia 0.95 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 7 Russian Federation 0.94 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 8 New Zealand 0.93 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 9 Singapore 0.86 t CO2eq/cap compare
More climate change data for Northern America
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 318,841 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 70,553 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 248,289 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 266.24 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 8,867 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 124,612 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 105,892 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 18,720 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 399.59 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 668.56 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is waste — emissions per capita in Northern America?
- Waste — emissions per capita in Northern America was 0.44 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 Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 0.93 t CO2eq/cap in 1990.
- What is the lowest waste — emissions per capita recorded in Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.44 t CO2eq/cap in 2012.
- How does Northern America rank for waste — emissions per capita?
- Northern America ranks 6th out of 34 groups with data for 2023.
- Is waste — emissions per capita rising or falling in Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Northern America 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.