Waste — Emissions Share in Colombia
Colombia: Waste — Emissions Share was 23.8 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Waste — Emissions Share in Colombia, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for waste — emissions share in Colombia is 23.8 %, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste — emissions share in Colombia peaked at 23.88 % in 2015 and was at its lowest, 15.52 %, in 1990.
That places Colombia 98th out of 208 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.59 % | 15.52 % | 17.74 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.82 % | 17.64 % | 19.94 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.43 % | 19.77 % | 23.88 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.35 % | 23.09 % | 23.8 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 95 Peru 24.32 % compare
- 96 OECD 24.08 % compare
- 97 Albania 23.84 % compare
- 99 China, mainland 23.63 % compare
- 100 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 23.24 % compare
- 101 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 22.69 % compare
More climate change data for Colombia
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 89,376 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO 19,540 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO 69,836 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 73.73 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 2,494 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 8,330 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 3,828 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 4,502 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 14.44 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 160.8 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is waste — emissions share in Colombia?
- Waste — emissions share in Colombia was 23.8 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest waste — emissions share recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 23.88 % in 2015.
- What is the lowest waste — emissions share recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.52 % in 1990.
- How does Colombia rank for waste — emissions share?
- Colombia ranks 98th out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
- Is waste — emissions share rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Colombia 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.