Waste — Emissions Share in Southern Europe
Southern Europe: Waste — Emissions Share was 30.62 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Waste — Emissions Share in Southern Europe, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Southern Europe recorded 30.62 % for waste — emissions share in 2023.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste — emissions share in Southern Europe peaked at 36.92 % in 2001 and was at its lowest, 29.81 %, in 1990.
Southern Europe ranks 3rd of 34 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33.32 % | 29.81 % | 35.93 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 35.94 % | 35.31 % | 36.92 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.92 % | 31.24 % | 35.6 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.53 % | 30.35 % | 30.62 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Southern Europe
More climate change data for Southern Europe
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 85,169 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO 19,644 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO 65,525 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 74.13 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 2,340 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 25,694 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 19,773 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 5,921 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 74.62 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 211.47 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is waste — emissions share in Southern Europe?
- Waste — emissions share in Southern Europe was 30.62 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest waste — emissions share recorded in Southern Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 36.92 % in 2001.
- What is the lowest waste — emissions share recorded in Southern Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.81 % in 1990.
- How does Southern Europe rank for waste — emissions share?
- Southern Europe ranks 3rd out of 34 groups with data for 2023.
- Is waste — emissions share rising or falling in Southern Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Southern Europe 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.