Waste — Emissions Share in Uruguay
Uruguay: Waste — Emissions Share was 15.96 % in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Waste — Emissions Share in Uruguay, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for waste — emissions share in Uruguay is 15.96 %, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and up 85.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste — emissions share in Uruguay peaked at 17.03 % in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.44 %, in 2003.
Uruguay ranks 132nd of 208 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.55 % | 1.46 % | 1.62 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.61 % | 1.44 % | 7.17 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.06 % | 7.6 % | 15.91 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.35 % | 15.96 % | 17.03 % | 4 |
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More climate change data for Uruguay
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 30,988 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO 6,806 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO 24,182 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 25.68 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 863.65 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 3,857 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 2,098 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 1,759 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 7.92 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 62.82 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is waste — emissions share in Uruguay?
- Waste — emissions share in Uruguay was 15.96 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest waste — emissions share recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 17.03 % in 2020.
- What is the lowest waste — emissions share recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.44 % in 2003.
- How does Uruguay rank for waste — emissions share?
- Uruguay ranks 132nd out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
- Is waste — emissions share rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 85.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Uruguay 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.