Waste — Emissions Share (CH4) in Southern Asia
Southern Asia: Waste — Emissions Share (CH4) was 13.38 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Waste — Emissions Share in Southern Asia, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for waste — emissions share in Southern Asia is 13.38 %, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste — emissions share in Southern Asia peaked at 13.73 % in 2020 and was at its lowest, 9.79 %, in 1991.
Southern Asia ranks 23rd of 32 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Waste — Emissions Share (CH4) in Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 9.88 % | — |
| 1991 | 9.79 % | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 10.11 % | +3.3% |
| 1993 | 9.97 % | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 10.02 % | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 10.21 % | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 10.21 % | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 10.31 % | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 10.73 % | +4.1% |
| 1999 | 10.83 % | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 10.83 % | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 11.14 % | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 11.46 % | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 11.29 % | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 11.47 % | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 11.41 % | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 11.5 % | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 11.63 % | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 11.61 % | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 11.71 % | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 11.87 % | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 11.98 % | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 12.26 % | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 12.68 % | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 12.88 % | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 13.07 % | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 12.87 % | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 12.94 % | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 13.11 % | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 13.51 % | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 13.73 % | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 13.54 % | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 13.43 % | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 13.38 % | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.21 % | 9.79 % | 10.83 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.4 % | 10.83 % | 11.71 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.72 % | 11.87 % | 13.51 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.52 % | 13.38 % | 13.73 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Southern Asia
More climate change data for Southern Asia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 38.40 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 933,596 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 178,099 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 755,497 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 672.07 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 26,982 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 403,904 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 246,070 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 157,834 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 928.57 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is waste — emissions share in Southern Asia?
- Waste — emissions share in Southern Asia was 13.38 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest waste — emissions share recorded in Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 13.73 % in 2020.
- What is the lowest waste — emissions share recorded in Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.79 % in 1991.
- How does Southern Asia rank for waste — emissions share?
- Southern Asia ranks 23rd out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
- Is waste — emissions share rising or falling in Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Southern Asia 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.