Waste — Emissions Share in Eastern Africa
Eastern Africa: Waste — Emissions Share was 0.01 % in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Waste — Emissions Share in Eastern Africa, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, waste — emissions share in Eastern Africa stood at 0.01 %. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste — emissions share in Eastern Africa peaked at 0.01 % in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0 %, in 1990.
Eastern Africa ranks 24th of 33 groups 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 | 0 % | 0 % | 0 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 % | 0 % | 0 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.005 % | 0 % | 0.01 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0075 % | 0 % | 0.01 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Africa
More climate change data for Eastern Africa
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 337,539 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO 111,806 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO 225,733 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 421.91 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 8,062 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 36,052 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 19,110 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 16,942 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 72.11 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 605.08 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is waste — emissions share in Eastern Africa?
- Waste — emissions share in Eastern Africa was 0.01 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest waste — emissions share recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.01 % in 2011.
- What is the lowest waste — emissions share recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 % in 1990.
- How does Eastern Africa rank for waste — emissions share?
- Eastern Africa ranks 24th out of 33 groups with data for 2023.
- Is waste — emissions share rising or falling in Eastern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Eastern Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Waste — Emissions Share (CO2). 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.