Waste — Emissions Share (CO2) by country
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.
Countries reporting
122
Highest
8.75 %
Cabo Verde
Lowest
-2 %
Ghana
Median
0.02 %
Years covered
34
1990–2023
Data points
6,349
What the numbers show
Waste — Emissions Share (CO2) is currently reported for 122 countries. The highest value is 8.75 % in Cabo Verde; the lowest is -2 % in Ghana.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.02 %, and the mean is 0.2026 %.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 4.
Over the past decade 36 countries rose and 41 fell. The largest increase was in Somalia (up 700.0%), and the largest decrease in Ghana (down 576.2%).
Waste — Emissions Share: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cabo Verde | 8.75 % | 2023 | down 36.4% | volatile |
| 2 | Sierra Leone | 4.66 % | 2023 | up 15.9% | volatile |
| 3 | Tajikistan | 1.96 % | 2023 | down 42.0% | falling |
| 4 | Spain | 1.79 % | 2023 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 5 | France | 0.89 % | 2023 | up 20.3% | rising |
| 6 | Costa Rica | 0.82 % | 2023 | down 80.7% | volatile |
| 7 | Guatemala | 0.8 % | 2023 | up 17.6% | volatile |
| 8 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.79 % | 2023 | up 5.3% | volatile |
| 9 | Nepal | 0.67 % | 2023 | up 13.6% | volatile |
| 10 | Mauritania | 0.59 % | 2023 | up 210.5% | falling |
| 11 | Portugal | 0.52 % | 2023 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 12 | Sweden | 0.35 % | 2023 | down 63.5% | volatile |
| 13 | Japan | 0.32 % | 2023 | down 5.9% | falling |
| 14 | Republic of Korea | 0.27 % | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 15 | Lesotho | 0.24 % | 2023 | up 9.1% | volatile |
| 15 | North Macedonia | 0.24 % | 2023 | down 27.3% | rising |
| 17 | Maldives | 0.16 % | 2023 | down 38.5% | falling |
| 17 | Panama | 0.16 % | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 19 | Samoa | 0.13 % | 2023 | down 76.8% | volatile |
| 20 | Nigeria | 0.12 % | 2023 | up 9.1% | volatile |
| 20 | Philippines | 0.12 % | 2023 | down 29.4% | falling |
| 20 | OECD | 0.12 % | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 23 | Italy | 0.11 % | 2023 | down 15.4% | rising |
| 24 | Mexico | 0.1 % | 2023 | up 11.1% | volatile |
| 24 | Norway | 0.1 % | 2023 | down 41.2% | volatile |
| 26 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.09 % | 2023 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 27 | Somalia | 0.08 % | 2023 | up 700.0% | volatile |
| 27 | Tunisia | 0.08 % | 2023 | up 60.0% | rising |
| 27 | Polynesia | 0.08 % | 2023 | down 76.5% | volatile |
| 27 | China, Macao SAR | 0.08 % | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 31 | Czechia | 0.07 % | 2023 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 31 | Namibia | 0.07 % | 2023 | down 22.2% | volatile |
| 31 | Poland | 0.07 % | 2023 | up 40.0% | falling |
| 34 | Burundi | 0.06 % | 2023 | up 146.2% | volatile |
| 34 | Singapore | 0.06 % | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 36 | Afghanistan | 0.05 % | 2023 | down 28.6% | volatile |
| 36 | Albania | 0.05 % | 2023 | up 66.7% | flat |
| 36 | Laos | 0.05 % | 2023 | down 16.7% | volatile |
| 36 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0.05 % | 2023 | down 16.7% | volatile |
| 40 | Bahamas | 0.04 % | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 40 | Dominica | 0.04 % | 2023 | up 33.3% | falling |
| 40 | Hungary | 0.04 % | 2023 | down 69.2% | falling |
| 40 | Moldova | 0.04 % | 2023 | down 20.0% | rising |
| 40 | Mali | 0.04 % | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 40 | Myanmar | 0.04 % | 2023 | down 20.0% | rising |
| 40 | Slovakia | 0.04 % | 2023 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 40 | Slovenia | 0.04 % | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 40 | Republic of Moldova | 0.04 % | 2023 | down 20.0% | rising |
| 40 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 0.04 % | 1999 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 50 | China | 0.03 % | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 50 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.03 % | 2023 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 50 | Serbia and Montenegro | 0.03 % | 2005 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 50 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 0.03 % | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 50 | China, mainland | 0.03 % | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 55 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.02 % | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 55 | Brazil | 0.02 % | 2023 | down 33.3% | rising |
| 55 | Brunei | 0.02 % | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 55 | Switzerland | 0.02 % | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 55 | Cote d'Ivoire | 0.02 % | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 55 | Denmark | 0.02 % | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 55 | United Kingdom | 0.02 % | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 55 | Guinea | 0.02 % | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 55 | Ireland | 0.02 % | 2023 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 55 | Kenya | 0.02 % | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 55 | Montenegro | 0.02 % | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 55 | Mozambique | 0.02 % | 2023 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 55 | Malaysia | 0.02 % | 2023 | down 60.0% | volatile |
| 55 | Serbia | 0.02 % | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 55 | East Timor | 0.02 % | 2023 | up 100.0% | falling |
| 55 | Uruguay | 0.02 % | 2023 | up 140.0% | volatile |
| 55 | Timor-Leste | 0.02 % | 2023 | up 100.0% | falling |
| 55 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 0.02 % | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 55 | Côte d'Ivoire | 0.02 % | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 55 | Brunei Darussalam | 0.02 % | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 55 | China, Taiwan Province of | 0.02 % | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 55 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0.02 % | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 55 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 0.02 % | 2023 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 78 | Azerbaijan | 0.01 % | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 78 | Bulgaria | 0.01 % | 2023 | down 87.5% | volatile |
| 78 | Canada | 0.01 % | 2023 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 78 | Chile | 0.01 % | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 78 | Colombia | 0.01 % | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 78 | Germany | 0.01 % | 2023 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 78 | Ecuador | 0.01 % | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 78 | Ethiopia | 0.01 % | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 78 | Indonesia | 0.01 % | 2023 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 78 | Iceland | 0.01 % | 2023 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 78 | Jamaica | 0.01 % | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 78 | Cambodia | 0.01 % | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 78 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.01 % | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 78 | Saint Lucia | 0.01 % | 2023 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 78 | Lithuania | 0.01 % | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 78 | Malta | 0.01 % | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 78 | New Zealand | 0.01 % | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 78 | Peru | 0.01 % | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 78 | Romania | 0.01 % | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 78 | Togo | 0.01 % | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 78 | Thailand | 0.01 % | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 78 | Ukraine | 0.01 % | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 78 | Vietnam | 0.01 % | 2023 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 78 | South Africa | 0.01 % | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 78 | Zambia | 0.01 % | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 78 | Viet Nam | 0.01 % | 2023 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 104 | Argentina | 0 % | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 104 | Austria | 0 % | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 104 | Belgium | 0 % | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 104 | Benin | 0 % | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 104 | Cuba | 0 % | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 104 | Estonia | 0 % | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 104 | Greece | 0 % | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 104 | Croatia | 0 % | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 104 | Latvia | 0 % | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 104 | Mauritius | 0 % | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 104 | Suriname | 0 % | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 104 | Turkey | 0 % | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 104 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0 % | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 104 | Türkiye | 0 % | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 104 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 0 % | 2023 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 156 | Belarus | -0.03 % | 2023 | down 200.0% | volatile |
| 156 | Rwanda | -0.03 % | 2023 | up 92.7% | volatile |
| 158 | Honduras | -0.21 % | 2023 | down 133.3% | volatile |
| 159 | Ghana | -2 % | 2023 | down 576.2% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Southern Europe 0.62 %
- Western Africa 0.37 %
- European Union (27) 0.29 %
- Western Europe 0.2 %
- Europe 0.18 %
- Central America 0.14 %
- Annex I countries 0.1 %
- Africa 0.06 %
- Eastern Asia 0.06 %
- World 0.05 %
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 0.05 %
- Northern Europe 0.05 %
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 0.05 %
- Asia 0.04 %
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 0.04 %
- Central Asia 0.03 %
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 0.03 %
- Non-Annex I countries 0.03 %
- South America 0.02 %
- Americas 0.02 %
- Eastern Europe 0.02 %
- South-Eastern Asia 0.02 %
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 0.02 %
- Eastern Africa 0.01 %
- Southern Africa 0.01 %
- Oceania 0 %
- Northern Africa 0 %
- Western Asia 0 %
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.