Waste — Emissions Share in Northern Africa
Northern Africa: Waste — Emissions Share was 27.94 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Waste — Emissions Share in Northern Africa, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Northern Africa recorded 27.94 % for waste — emissions share in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 28.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste — emissions share in Northern Africa peaked at 27.94 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 12.42 %, in 1996.
Northern Africa ranks 7th of 34 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.03 % | 12.42 % | 13.48 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.46 % | 13.36 % | 17.17 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.38 % | 17.67 % | 25.02 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.61 % | 27.07 % | 27.94 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Northern Africa
More climate change data for Northern Africa
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 63,637 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 22,272 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 41,365 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 84.05 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,477 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 27,167 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 18,863 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 8,304 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 71.18 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 296.57 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is waste — emissions share in Northern Africa?
- Waste — emissions share in Northern Africa was 27.94 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest waste — emissions share recorded in Northern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 27.94 % in 2023.
- What is the lowest waste — emissions share recorded in Northern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.42 % in 1996.
- How does Northern Africa rank for waste — emissions share?
- Northern Africa ranks 7th out of 34 groups with data for 2023.
- Is waste — emissions share rising or falling in Northern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Northern 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.