Waste — Emissions per capita in World
World: Waste — Emissions per capita was 0.24 t CO2eq/cap in 2023. ▬ Flat
Waste — Emissions per capita in World, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t CO2eq/cap.
Analysis
In 2023, waste — emissions per capita in World stood at 0.24 t CO2eq/cap. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste — emissions per capita in World peaked at 0.24 t CO2eq/cap in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.22 t CO2eq/cap, in 2001.
World ranks 18th of 34 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.234 t CO2eq/cap | 0.23 t CO2eq/cap | 0.24 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.221 t CO2eq/cap | 0.22 t CO2eq/cap | 0.23 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.226 t CO2eq/cap | 0.22 t CO2eq/cap | 0.24 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.24 t CO2eq/cap | 0.24 t CO2eq/cap | 0.24 t CO2eq/cap | 4 |
Countries ranked near World
- 15 Belize 0.7 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 16 United Arab Emirates 0.69 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 17 Iceland 0.68 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 18 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.66 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 19 Belarus 0.65 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 19 China, Hong Kong SAR 0.65 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 21 Bahrain 0.64 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 21 Slovakia 0.64 t CO2eq/cap compare
More climate change data for World
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 4.94 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO 1.27 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO 3.67 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 4,791 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 130,918 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 1.64 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 957,726 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 685,096 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 3,614 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 24,468 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is waste — emissions per capita in World?
- Waste — emissions per capita in World was 0.24 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 World?
- The highest recorded value was 0.24 t CO2eq/cap in 1990.
- What is the lowest waste — emissions per capita recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.22 t CO2eq/cap in 2001.
- How does World rank for waste — emissions per capita?
- World ranks 18th out of 34 groups with data for 2023.
- Is waste — emissions per capita rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this World 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.