Waste — Emissions Share in Trinidad and Tobago

Trinidad and Tobago: Waste — Emissions Share was 70.81 % in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
70.81 %
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
20th
of 208 countries
All-time high
70.81 %
in 2023
All-time low
57.86 %
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Waste — Emissions Share in Trinidad and Tobago, 1990–2023

0204060801990200620231990: 57.9 %1991: 60.2 %1992: 63 %1993: 62.9 %1994: 63.2 %1995: 63.4 %1996: 66.5 %1997: 67.1 %1998: 68 %1999: 67.5 %2000: 66.1 %2001: 66.8 %2002: 65.5 %2003: 62.6 %2004: 62.8 %2005: 63.2 %2006: 60.9 %2007: 61.6 %2008: 63.6 %2009: 63.2 %2010: 63.6 %2011: 64.2 %2012: 63.5 %2013: 62.5 %2014: 63 %2015: 64.1 %2016: 65.8 %2017: 65.9 %2018: 65.6 %2019: 66.5 %2020: 68.8 %2021: 70.4 %2022: 70.2 %2023: 70.8 %

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for waste — emissions share in Trinidad and Tobago is 70.81 %, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 13.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, waste — emissions share in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 70.81 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 57.86 %, in 1990.

That places Trinidad and Tobago 20th out of 208 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 63.96 % 57.86 % 67.96 % 10
2000s 63.63 % 60.9 % 66.79 % 10
2010s 64.48 % 62.5 % 66.52 % 10
2020s 70.04 % 68.75 % 70.81 % 4

Countries ranked near Trinidad and Tobago

  1. 17 Barbados 75.85 % compare
  2. 18 Antigua and Barbuda 74.43 % compare
  3. 19 China, Taiwan Province of 74.26 % compare
  4. 21 Solomon Islands 70.68 % compare
  5. 22 Kiribati 70.66 % compare
  6. 23 Morocco 69.75 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is waste — emissions share in Trinidad and Tobago?
Waste — emissions share in Trinidad and Tobago was 70.81 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest waste — emissions share recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
The highest recorded value was 70.81 % in 2023.
What is the lowest waste — emissions share recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
The lowest recorded value was 57.86 % in 1990.
How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for waste — emissions share?
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 20th out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
Is waste — emissions share rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
Over the last ten years it is up 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Trinidad and Tobago 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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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
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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.