Waste — Emissions Share in Americas
Americas: Waste — Emissions Share was 20.75 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Waste — Emissions Share in Americas, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for waste — emissions share in Americas is 20.75 %, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and up 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste — emissions share in Americas peaked at 22.5 % in 1993 and was at its lowest, 19.2 %, in 2011.
Americas ranks 15th of 34 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.91 % | 20.84 % | 22.5 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.98 % | 19.6 % | 21.06 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.01 % | 19.2 % | 20.86 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.98 % | 20.75 % | 21.21 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Americas
- 12 Aruba 81.69 % compare
- 13 Saint Kitts and Nevis 81.36 % compare
- 14 British Virgin Islands 79.43 % compare
- 15 China, Macao SAR 77.66 % compare
- 16 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 75.9 % compare
- 17 Barbados 75.85 % compare
- 18 Antigua and Barbuda 74.43 % compare
More climate change data for Americas
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 1.51 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO 342,967 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO 1.17 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 1,294 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 41,659 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 273,211 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 222,184 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 51,028 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 838.43 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 1,822 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is waste — emissions share in Americas?
- Waste — emissions share in Americas was 20.75 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest waste — emissions share recorded in Americas?
- The highest recorded value was 22.5 % in 1993.
- What is the lowest waste — emissions share recorded in Americas?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.2 % in 2011.
- How does Americas rank for waste — emissions share?
- Americas ranks 15th out of 34 groups with data for 2023.
- Is waste — emissions share rising or falling in Americas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Americas data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Waste — Emissions Share (CH4). 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.