Waste — Emissions Share in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Waste — Emissions Share was 15.6 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Waste — Emissions Share in Guinea-Bissau, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, waste — emissions share in Guinea-Bissau stood at 15.6 %. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.6% on the previous year and up 43.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste — emissions share in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 15.6 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 8.28 %, in 1999.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 144th 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 Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 9.24 % | — |
| 1991 | 9.47 % | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 9.57 % | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 9.72 % | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 9.86 % | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 9.88 % | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 11.61 % | +17.5% |
| 1997 | 11.71 % | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 9.76 % | -16.7% |
| 1999 | 8.28 % | -15.2% |
| 2000 | 9.49 % | +14.6% |
| 2001 | 9.31 % | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 9.04 % | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 9.27 % | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 9.83 % | +6.0% |
| 2005 | 10.28 % | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 9.44 % | -8.2% |
| 2007 | 9.63 % | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 10.7 % | +11.1% |
| 2009 | 10.52 % | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 10.42 % | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 11.17 % | +7.2% |
| 2012 | 9.88 % | -11.5% |
| 2013 | 10.91 % | +10.4% |
| 2014 | 11.27 % | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 11.06 % | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 12.55 % | +13.5% |
| 2017 | 13.42 % | +6.9% |
| 2018 | 13.43 % | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 13.52 % | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 13.63 % | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 14.78 % | +8.4% |
| 2022 | 14.92 % | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 15.6 % | +4.6% |
Guinea-Bissau compared with similar countries
- Guinea-Bissau's 15.6 % is above the median for low income countries, which is 10.87 %, 1.4× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Guinea-Bissau's 15.6 % is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 11.5 %, 1.4× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.91 % | 8.28 % | 11.71 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.75 % | 9.04 % | 10.7 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.76 % | 9.88 % | 13.52 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.73 % | 13.63 % | 15.6 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
More climate change data for Guinea-Bissau
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 2.69 million kg (2023)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,460 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 527.8 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 932.22 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1.99 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 33.29 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 273.82 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 40.84 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 232.99 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.1541 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is waste — emissions share in Guinea-Bissau?
- Waste — emissions share in Guinea-Bissau was 15.6 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest waste — emissions share recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 15.6 % in 2023.
- What is the lowest waste — emissions share recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.28 % in 1999.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for waste — emissions share?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 144th out of 222 countries with data for 2023.
- Is waste — emissions share rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau 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.