Waste — Emissions Share in Caribbean

Caribbean: Waste — Emissions Share was 35.72 % in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
35.72 %
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
62nd
of 208 countries
All-time high
35.72 %
in 2023
All-time low
25.14 %
in 1992
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Waste — Emissions Share in Caribbean, 1990–2023

0102030401990200620231990: 25.2 %1991: 25.2 %1992: 25.1 %1993: 25.4 %1994: 25.2 %1995: 25.5 %1996: 25.6 %1997: 25.6 %1998: 26.5 %1999: 27.5 %2000: 27.7 %2001: 28.3 %2002: 28.2 %2003: 28.2 %2004: 28.9 %2005: 30.5 %2006: 31.1 %2007: 31.1 %2008: 31.3 %2009: 30.6 %2010: 31.1 %2011: 31 %2012: 31 %2013: 31 %2014: 31.4 %2015: 32.2 %2016: 32.1 %2017: 32.8 %2018: 32.6 %2019: 33.3 %2020: 34 %2021: 34.6 %2022: 35.3 %2023: 35.7 %

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2023, waste — emissions share in Caribbean stood at 35.72 %. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 15.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, waste — emissions share in Caribbean peaked at 35.72 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 25.14 %, in 1992.

Caribbean ranks 62nd of 208 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 25.68 % 25.14 % 27.46 % 10
2000s 29.59 % 27.68 % 31.31 % 10
2010s 31.86 % 31.01 % 33.27 % 10
2020s 34.93 % 34.04 % 35.72 % 4

Countries ranked near Caribbean

  1. 59 Croatia 37.27 % compare
  2. 60 Cuba 37.03 % compare
  3. 61 Yemen 36.64 % compare
  4. 63 Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha 35.48 % compare
  5. 64 Dominican Republic 35.31 % compare
  6. 65 Jamaica 35.25 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is waste — emissions share in Caribbean?
Waste — emissions share in Caribbean was 35.72 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest waste — emissions share recorded in Caribbean?
The highest recorded value was 35.72 % in 2023.
What is the lowest waste — emissions share recorded in Caribbean?
The lowest recorded value was 25.14 % in 1992.
How does Caribbean rank for waste — emissions share?
Caribbean ranks 62nd out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
Is waste — emissions share rising or falling in Caribbean?
Over the last ten years it is up 15.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Caribbean 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

Indicator
Waste — Emissions Share (CH4)
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
242 places, 8,008 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

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.