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Waste — Emissions Share in Rwanda

Rwanda: Waste — Emissions Share was 21.94 % in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
21.94 %
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
105th
of 208 countries
All-time high
21.94 %
in 2023
All-time low
8.49 %
in 1997
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Waste — Emissions Share in Rwanda, 1990–2023

051015201990200620231990: 9.3 %1991: 9.4 %1992: 9.8 %1993: 9.9 %1994: 8.8 %1995: 8.8 %1996: 8.8 %1997: 8.5 %1998: 14.5 %1999: 14.7 %2000: 17.5 %2001: 17.7 %2002: 18 %2003: 17.4 %2004: 17.3 %2005: 18 %2006: 17.5 %2007: 17.5 %2008: 17.5 %2009: 17.7 %2010: 17.4 %2011: 18.3 %2012: 18.8 %2013: 18.9 %2014: 19.4 %2015: 18.5 %2016: 19.5 %2017: 20 %2018: 19.8 %2019: 20 %2020: 19.8 %2021: 20.5 %2022: 21.6 %2023: 21.9 %

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

Analysis

Rwanda recorded 21.94 % for waste — emissions share in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 15.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, waste — emissions share in Rwanda peaked at 21.94 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 8.49 %, in 1997.

That places Rwanda 105th out of 208 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 10.25 % 8.49 % 14.65 % 10
2000s 17.6 % 17.26 % 18.02 % 10
2010s 19.06 % 17.38 % 19.97 % 10
2020s 20.95 % 19.79 % 21.94 % 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is waste — emissions share in Rwanda?
Waste — emissions share in Rwanda was 21.94 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest waste — emissions share recorded in Rwanda?
The highest recorded value was 21.94 % in 2023.
What is the lowest waste — emissions share recorded in Rwanda?
The lowest recorded value was 8.49 % in 1997.
How does Rwanda rank for waste — emissions share?
Rwanda ranks 105th out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
Is waste — emissions share rising or falling in Rwanda?
Over the last ten years it is up 15.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Rwanda 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.