Waste — Emissions Share in Timor-Leste

Timor-Leste: Waste — Emissions Share was 8.29 % in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
8.29 %
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
177th
of 208 countries
All-time high
8.98 %
in 1990
All-time low
3.67 %
in 2006
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Waste — Emissions Share in Timor-Leste, 1990–2023

024681990200620231990: 9 %1991: 8 %1992: 8.4 %1993: 8.3 %1994: 7.7 %1995: 7.6 %1996: 7.4 %1997: 7.5 %1998: 7.3 %1999: 8.6 %2000: 7.8 %2001: 6.1 %2002: 6.2 %2003: 6.4 %2004: 5.1 %2005: 3.8 %2006: 3.7 %2007: 4.2 %2008: 3.9 %2009: 4.2 %2010: 4.5 %2011: 4.4 %2012: 4.3 %2013: 5.4 %2014: 6.1 %2015: 6.1 %2016: 7 %2017: 7.5 %2018: 8.2 %2019: 7.2 %2020: 8.3 %2021: 8.7 %2022: 8.1 %2023: 8.3 %

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for waste — emissions share in Timor-Leste is 8.29 %, measured in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 53.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, waste — emissions share in Timor-Leste peaked at 8.98 % in 1990 and was at its lowest, 3.67 %, in 2006.

Timor-Leste ranks 177th of 208 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 7.97 % 7.31 % 8.98 % 10
2000s 5.15 % 3.67 % 7.79 % 10
2010s 6.08 % 4.26 % 8.25 % 10
2020s 8.37 % 8.14 % 8.71 % 4

Countries ranked near Timor-Leste

  1. 174 Argentina 8.69 % compare
  2. 175 Madagascar 8.63 % compare
  3. 176 Mauritania 8.57 % compare
  4. 178 Luxembourg 8.24 % compare
  5. 179 Micronesia (Federated States of) 8.12 % compare
  6. 180 Iraq 7.67 % compare

See the full ranking of 242 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is waste — emissions share in Timor-Leste?
Waste — emissions share in Timor-Leste was 8.29 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest waste — emissions share recorded in Timor-Leste?
The highest recorded value was 8.98 % in 1990.
What is the lowest waste — emissions share recorded in Timor-Leste?
The lowest recorded value was 3.67 % in 2006.
How does Timor-Leste rank for waste — emissions share?
Timor-Leste ranks 177th out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
Is waste — emissions share rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
Over the last ten years it is up 53.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Timor-Leste 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.