Waste — Emissions Share in Estonia
Estonia: Waste — Emissions Share was 43.68 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Waste — Emissions Share in Estonia, 1992–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for waste — emissions share in Estonia is 43.68 %, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 29.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste — emissions share in Estonia peaked at 66.49 % in 2018 and was at its lowest, 36.89 %, in 1992.
That places Estonia 44th out of 222 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Waste — Emissions Share in Estonia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 36.89 % | — |
| 1993 | 38.77 % | +5.1% |
| 1994 | 45.44 % | +17.2% |
| 1995 | 45.87 % | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 49.9 % | +8.8% |
| 1997 | 52.06 % | +4.3% |
| 1998 | 54.7 % | +5.1% |
| 1999 | 56.99 % | +4.2% |
| 2000 | 61.18 % | +7.4% |
| 2001 | 60.14 % | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 57.1 % | -5.1% |
| 2003 | 59.78 % | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 59.56 % | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 59.07 % | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 54.21 % | -8.2% |
| 2007 | 56.72 % | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 60.56 % | +6.8% |
| 2009 | 59.91 % | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 62.49 % | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 63.58 % | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 63.87 % | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 61.54 % | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 62.24 % | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 62.2 % | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 63.4 % | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 64.4 % | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 66.49 % | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 64.96 % | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 43.32 % | -33.3% |
| 2021 | 44.65 % | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 44.15 % | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 43.68 % | -1.1% |
Estonia compared with similar countries
- Estonia's 43.68 % is above the median for high income countries, which is 29.93 %, 1.5× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Estonia's 43.68 % is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 29.63 %, 1.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Waste — Emissions Share in Estonia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -33.3% | 64.96 % | 43.32 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 47.58 % | 36.89 % | 56.99 % | 8 |
| 2000s | 58.82 % | 54.21 % | 61.18 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.52 % | 61.54 % | 66.49 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.95 % | 43.32 % | 44.65 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
More climate change data for Estonia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 22.20 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 871.8 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 170.85 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 700.96 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.6447 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 25.03 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 178.32 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 175.54 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2.79 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.6624 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is waste — emissions share in Estonia?
- Waste — emissions share in Estonia was 43.68 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest waste — emissions share recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 66.49 % in 2018.
- What is the lowest waste — emissions share recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.89 % in 1992.
- How does Estonia rank for waste — emissions share?
- Estonia ranks 44th out of 222 countries with data for 2023.
- Is waste — emissions share rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Estonia 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.