Waste — Emissions Share in Netherlands (Kingdom of the)

Netherlands (Kingdom of the): Waste — Emissions Share was 23.24 % in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
23.24 %
Change on year
down 1.3%
World rank
96th
of 191 countries
All-time high
43.41 %
in 1990
All-time low
20.1 %
in 2015
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Waste — Emissions Share in Netherlands (Kingdom of the), 1990–2023

0102030401990200620231990: 43.4 %1991: 43 %1992: 42.8 %1993: 42.5 %1994: 42.1 %1995: 41 %1996: 40.5 %1997: 41.4 %1998: 41 %1999: 39.4 %2000: 38.8 %2001: 37.5 %2002: 37.3 %2003: 36.4 %2004: 35.4 %2005: 30.9 %2006: 30.8 %2007: 29.2 %2008: 27 %2009: 26.4 %2010: 24.8 %2011: 24.1 %2012: 23.8 %2013: 22.3 %2014: 21.5 %2015: 20.1 %2016: 22.8 %2017: 24.2 %2018: 27 %2019: 24.8 %2020: 23.2 %2021: 23.4 %2022: 23.5 %2023: 23.2 %

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

Analysis

In 2023, waste — emissions share in Netherlands (Kingdom of the) stood at 23.24 %.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, waste — emissions share in Netherlands (Kingdom of the) peaked at 43.41 % in 1990 and was at its lowest, 20.1 %, in 2015.

Netherlands (Kingdom of the) ranks 96th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.

Waste — Emissions Share in Netherlands (Kingdom of the), year by year

Annual values for Waste — Emissions Share (CH4) in Netherlands (Kingdom of the), 1990 to 2023.
Year % Change
1990 43.41 %
1991 42.97 % -1.0%
1992 42.79 % -0.4%
1993 42.46 % -0.8%
1994 42.15 % -0.7%
1995 40.96 % -2.8%
1996 40.47 % -1.2%
1997 41.35 % +2.2%
1998 41.02 % -0.8%
1999 39.36 % -4.0%
2000 38.8 % -1.4%
2001 37.46 % -3.5%
2002 37.34 % -0.3%
2003 36.37 % -2.6%
2004 35.35 % -2.8%
2005 30.85 % -12.7%
2006 30.78 % -0.2%
2007 29.18 % -5.2%
2008 26.96 % -7.6%
2009 26.35 % -2.3%
2010 24.79 % -5.9%
2011 24.13 % -2.7%
2012 23.78 % -1.5%
2013 22.3 % -6.2%
2014 21.54 % -3.4%
2015 20.1 % -6.7%
2016 22.83 % +13.6%
2017 24.16 % +5.8%
2018 27.03 % +11.9%
2019 24.78 % -8.3%
2020 23.19 % -6.4%
2021 23.39 % +0.9%
2022 23.54 % +0.6%
2023 23.24 % -1.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 41.69 % 39.36 % 43.41 % 10
2000s 32.94 % 26.35 % 38.8 % 10
2010s 23.54 % 20.1 % 27.03 % 10
2020s 23.34 % 23.19 % 23.54 % 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is waste — emissions share in Netherlands (Kingdom of the)?
Waste — emissions share in Netherlands (Kingdom of the) was 23.24 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest waste — emissions share recorded in Netherlands (Kingdom of the)?
The highest recorded value was 43.41 % in 1990.
What is the lowest waste — emissions share recorded in Netherlands (Kingdom of the)?
The lowest recorded value was 20.1 % in 2015.
How does Netherlands (Kingdom of the) rank for waste — emissions share?
Netherlands (Kingdom of the) ranks 96th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
Is waste — emissions share rising or falling in Netherlands (Kingdom of the)?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 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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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
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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.