Waste — Emissions per capita in OECD
OECD: Waste — Emissions per capita was 0.38 t CO2eq/cap in 2023. ▼ Falling
Waste — Emissions per capita in OECD, 1990–2023
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 OECD is 0.38 t CO2eq/cap, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste — emissions per capita in OECD peaked at 0.59 t CO2eq/cap in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.37 t CO2eq/cap, in 2014.
OECD ranks 64th of 222 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Waste — Emissions per capita in OECD, year by year
| Year | t CO2eq/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.59 t CO2eq/cap | — |
| 1991 | 0.59 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.59 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.58 t CO2eq/cap | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 0.58 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.57 t CO2eq/cap | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 0.57 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.55 t CO2eq/cap | -3.5% |
| 1998 | 0.54 t CO2eq/cap | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 0.53 t CO2eq/cap | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 0.52 t CO2eq/cap | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 0.49 t CO2eq/cap | -5.8% |
| 2002 | 0.47 t CO2eq/cap | -4.1% |
| 2003 | 0.47 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.45 t CO2eq/cap | -4.3% |
| 2005 | 0.45 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.45 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.44 t CO2eq/cap | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 0.43 t CO2eq/cap | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 0.42 t CO2eq/cap | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 0.4 t CO2eq/cap | -4.8% |
| 2011 | 0.39 t CO2eq/cap | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 0.38 t CO2eq/cap | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 0.38 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.37 t CO2eq/cap | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 0.37 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.37 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.38 t CO2eq/cap | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 0.38 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.38 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.38 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.38 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.38 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.38 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.569 t CO2eq/cap | 0.53 t CO2eq/cap | 0.59 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.459 t CO2eq/cap | 0.42 t CO2eq/cap | 0.52 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.38 t CO2eq/cap | 0.37 t CO2eq/cap | 0.4 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.38 t CO2eq/cap | 0.38 t CO2eq/cap | 0.38 t CO2eq/cap | 4 |
Countries ranked near OECD
More climate change data for OECD
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 264,403 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 984,128 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 240,219 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 743,908 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 906.49 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 26,568 kt (2050)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 29.42 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 223,315 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 1,467 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 842.7 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is waste — emissions per capita in OECD?
- Waste — emissions per capita in OECD was 0.38 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 OECD?
- The highest recorded value was 0.59 t CO2eq/cap in 1990.
- What is the lowest waste — emissions per capita recorded in OECD?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.37 t CO2eq/cap in 2014.
- How does OECD rank for waste — emissions per capita?
- OECD ranks 64th out of 222 countries with data for 2023.
- Is waste — emissions per capita rising or falling in OECD?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this OECD 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.