Waste — Emissions Share in Senegal

Senegal: Waste — Emissions Share was 15.63 % in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
15.63 %
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
133rd
of 208 countries
All-time high
15.63 %
in 2022
All-time low
8.16 %
in 1999
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Waste — Emissions Share in Senegal, 1990–2023

0510151990200620231990: 10.6 %1991: 10.6 %1992: 10.7 %1993: 10.6 %1994: 10.6 %1995: 10.7 %1996: 9.7 %1997: 9.6 %1998: 9.1 %1999: 8.2 %2000: 8.7 %2001: 11.2 %2002: 11.9 %2003: 12.6 %2004: 12 %2005: 12 %2006: 11.6 %2007: 12.1 %2008: 11.9 %2009: 11.8 %2010: 11.9 %2011: 12 %2012: 12.6 %2013: 12.9 %2014: 13.6 %2015: 14.2 %2016: 13.9 %2017: 14.6 %2018: 15.2 %2019: 15.1 %2020: 14.6 %2021: 15.1 %2022: 15.6 %2023: 15.6 %

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

Analysis

In 2023, waste — emissions share in Senegal stood at 15.63 %. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

That represents a change of up 20.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, waste — emissions share in Senegal peaked at 15.63 % in 2022 and was at its lowest, 8.16 %, in 1999.

Senegal ranks 133rd of 208 countries on this measure, 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 10.04 % 8.16 % 10.67 % 10
2000s 11.57 % 8.73 % 12.62 % 10
2010s 13.61 % 11.86 % 15.2 % 10
2020s 15.25 % 14.64 % 15.63 % 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is waste — emissions share in Senegal?
Waste — emissions share in Senegal was 15.63 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest waste — emissions share recorded in Senegal?
The highest recorded value was 15.63 % in 2022.
What is the lowest waste — emissions share recorded in Senegal?
The lowest recorded value was 8.16 % in 1999.
How does Senegal rank for waste — emissions share?
Senegal ranks 133rd out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
Is waste — emissions share rising or falling in Senegal?
Over the last ten years it is up 20.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Senegal 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.