Waste — Emissions Share in Luxembourg

Luxembourg: Waste — Emissions Share was 8.24 % in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
8.24 %
Change on year
down 4.4%
World rank
178th
of 208 countries
All-time high
19.88 %
in 2000
All-time low
8.24 %
in 2023
Years of data
24
2000–2023

Waste — Emissions Share in Luxembourg, 2000–2023

051015202000201120232000: 19.9 %2001: 18.3 %2002: 18.7 %2003: 18.8 %2004: 17.9 %2005: 17.5 %2006: 18.8 %2007: 18.3 %2008: 17 %2009: 16.9 %2010: 19.5 %2011: 17.5 %2012: 16 %2013: 15.1 %2014: 14.1 %2015: 10.1 %2016: 11.8 %2017: 11.5 %2018: 12.9 %2019: 13.3 %2020: 9.3 %2021: 9.2 %2022: 8.6 %2023: 8.2 %

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

Analysis

Luxembourg recorded 8.24 % for waste — emissions share in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.4% on the previous year and down 45.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, waste — emissions share in Luxembourg peaked at 19.88 % in 2000 and was at its lowest, 8.24 %, in 2023.

Luxembourg ranks 178th of 208 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 18.19 % 16.93 % 19.88 % 10
2010s 14.17 % 10.05 % 19.5 % 10
2020s 8.84 % 8.24 % 9.33 % 4

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  4. 179 Micronesia (Federated States of) 8.12 % compare
  5. 180 Iraq 7.67 % compare
  6. 181 Australia and New Zealand 7.46 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is waste — emissions share in Luxembourg?
Waste — emissions share in Luxembourg was 8.24 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest waste — emissions share recorded in Luxembourg?
The highest recorded value was 19.88 % in 2000.
What is the lowest waste — emissions share recorded in Luxembourg?
The lowest recorded value was 8.24 % in 2023.
How does Luxembourg rank for waste — emissions share?
Luxembourg ranks 178th out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
Is waste — emissions share rising or falling in Luxembourg?
Over the last ten years it is down 45.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Luxembourg 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.