Waste — Emissions Share in Middle Africa
Middle Africa: Waste — Emissions Share was 8.5 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Waste — Emissions Share in Middle Africa, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, waste — emissions share in Middle Africa stood at 8.5 %. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.4% on the previous year and up 36.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste — emissions share in Middle Africa peaked at 8.5 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3.39 %, in 1998.
That places Middle Africa 29th out of 32 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Waste — Emissions Share in Middle Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 4.34 % | — |
| 1991 | 4.42 % | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 4.49 % | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 4.4 % | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 4.22 % | -4.1% |
| 1995 | 4.07 % | -3.6% |
| 1996 | 3.87 % | -4.9% |
| 1997 | 3.75 % | -3.1% |
| 1998 | 3.39 % | -9.6% |
| 1999 | 3.59 % | +5.9% |
| 2000 | 3.73 % | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 4.18 % | +12.1% |
| 2002 | 4.4 % | +5.3% |
| 2003 | 4.16 % | -5.5% |
| 2004 | 5.97 % | +43.5% |
| 2005 | 5.91 % | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 4.81 % | -18.6% |
| 2007 | 5.17 % | +7.5% |
| 2008 | 5.34 % | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 5.75 % | +7.7% |
| 2010 | 5.56 % | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 5.81 % | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 5.96 % | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 6.24 % | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 6.58 % | +5.4% |
| 2015 | 6.56 % | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 6.64 % | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 6.89 % | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 7.41 % | +7.5% |
| 2019 | 7.4 % | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 7.66 % | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 8.02 % | +4.7% |
| 2022 | 8.22 % | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 8.5 % | +3.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Waste — Emissions Share in Middle Africa 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +43.5% | 4.16 % | 5.97 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.05 % | 3.39 % | 4.49 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.94 % | 3.73 % | 5.97 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.5 % | 5.56 % | 7.41 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.1 % | 7.66 % | 8.5 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Middle Africa
More climate change data for Middle Africa
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 172.03 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 101,098 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 33,706 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 67,392 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 127.19 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 2,407 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 3,869 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2,377 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,492 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 8.97 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is waste — emissions share in Middle Africa?
- Waste — emissions share in Middle Africa was 8.5 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest waste — emissions share recorded in Middle Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 8.5 % in 2023.
- What is the lowest waste — emissions share recorded in Middle Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.39 % in 1998.
- How does Middle Africa rank for waste — emissions share?
- Middle Africa ranks 29th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
- Is waste — emissions share rising or falling in Middle Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle Africa 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.