Waste — Emissions Share in Caribbean
Caribbean: Waste — Emissions Share was 35.72 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Waste — Emissions Share in Caribbean, 1990–2023
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 64th of 222 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.
Waste — Emissions Share in Caribbean, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 25.24 % | — |
| 1991 | 25.17 % | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 25.14 % | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 25.4 % | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 25.21 % | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 25.52 % | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 25.57 % | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 25.57 % | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 26.54 % | +3.8% |
| 1999 | 27.46 % | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 27.68 % | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 28.3 % | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 28.23 % | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 28.19 % | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 28.85 % | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 30.53 % | +5.8% |
| 2006 | 31.15 % | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 31.1 % | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 31.31 % | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 30.6 % | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 31.15 % | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 31.02 % | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 31.02 % | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 31.01 % | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 31.41 % | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 32.23 % | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 32.15 % | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 32.75 % | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 32.62 % | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 33.27 % | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 34.04 % | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 34.65 % | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 35.31 % | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 35.72 % | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More climate change data for Caribbean
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 196.02 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 31,106 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 8,905 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 22,200 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 33.6 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 792.87 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 5,098 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,366 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3,732 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 5.15 kt (2050)
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 64th out of 222 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
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.