Waste — Emissions per capita in Southern Asia
Southern Asia: Waste — Emissions per capita was 0.1 t CO2eq/cap in 2023. ▲ Rising
Waste — Emissions per capita in Southern Asia, 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 Southern Asia is 0.1 t CO2eq/cap, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste — emissions per capita in Southern Asia peaked at 0.1 t CO2eq/cap in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.09 t CO2eq/cap, in 1990.
That places Southern Asia 31st out of 34 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.09 t CO2eq/cap | 0.09 t CO2eq/cap | 0.09 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.09 t CO2eq/cap | 0.09 t CO2eq/cap | 0.09 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.095 t CO2eq/cap | 0.09 t CO2eq/cap | 0.1 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1 t CO2eq/cap | 0.1 t CO2eq/cap | 0.1 t CO2eq/cap | 4 |
Countries ranked near Southern Asia
More climate change data for Southern Asia
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 933,596 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 178,099 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 755,497 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 672.07 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 26,982 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 403,904 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 246,070 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 157,834 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 928.57 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 5,637 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is waste — emissions per capita in Southern Asia?
- Waste — emissions per capita in Southern Asia was 0.1 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 Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1 t CO2eq/cap in 2015.
- What is the lowest waste — emissions per capita recorded in Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.09 t CO2eq/cap in 1990.
- How does Southern Asia rank for waste — emissions per capita?
- Southern Asia ranks 31st out of 34 groups with data for 2023.
- Is waste — emissions per capita rising or falling in Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Southern Asia 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.