Waste — Emissions Share (CH4) in Bahamas
Bahamas: Waste — Emissions Share (CH4) was 89.84 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Waste — Emissions Share in Bahamas, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for waste — emissions share in Bahamas is 89.84 %, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 2.8% on the previous year and up 15.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste — emissions share in Bahamas peaked at 92.45 % in 2022 and was at its lowest, 62.11 %, in 2000.
Bahamas ranks 6th of 222 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Waste — Emissions Share (CH4) in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 78.17 % | — |
| 1991 | 78.57 % | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 78.82 % | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 79.23 % | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 79.56 % | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 79.49 % | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 66.48 % | -16.4% |
| 1997 | 67.06 % | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 64.77 % | -3.4% |
| 1999 | 65.41 % | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 62.11 % | -5.0% |
| 2001 | 88.2 % | +42.0% |
| 2002 | 86.1 % | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 91.75 % | +6.6% |
| 2004 | 79.25 % | -13.6% |
| 2005 | 84.56 % | +6.7% |
| 2006 | 87.62 % | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 90.07 % | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 81.31 % | -9.7% |
| 2009 | 86.12 % | +5.9% |
| 2010 | 90.17 % | +4.7% |
| 2011 | 78.47 % | -13.0% |
| 2012 | 89.68 % | +14.3% |
| 2013 | 77.85 % | -13.2% |
| 2014 | 88.69 % | +13.9% |
| 2015 | 87.57 % | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 83.98 % | -4.1% |
| 2017 | 76.99 % | -8.3% |
| 2018 | 90.58 % | +17.7% |
| 2019 | 88.62 % | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 87.02 % | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 89.08 % | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 92.45 % | +3.8% |
| 2023 | 89.84 % | -2.8% |
Bahamas compared with similar countries
- Bahamas's 89.84 % is above the median for high income countries, which is 29.93 %, 3.0× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Bahamas's 89.84 % is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 38.48 %, 2.3× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Waste — Emissions Share (CH4) in Bahamas changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +42.0% | 62.11 % | 88.2 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 73.76 % | 64.77 % | 79.56 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 83.71 % | 62.11 % | 91.75 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 85.26 % | 76.99 % | 90.58 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 89.6 % | 87.02 % | 92.45 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bahamas
More climate change data for Bahamas
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 452,114 kg (2021)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 55.51 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 42.61 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 12.89 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.1608 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.4605 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 0.2307 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 0.0795 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 0.1512 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.0003 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is waste — emissions share in Bahamas?
- Waste — emissions share in Bahamas was 89.84 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest waste — emissions share recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 92.45 % in 2022.
- What is the lowest waste — emissions share recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.11 % in 2000.
- How does Bahamas rank for waste — emissions share?
- Bahamas ranks 6th out of 222 countries with data for 2023.
- Is waste — emissions share rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bahamas 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.