Waste — Emissions Share in OECD

OECD: Waste — Emissions Share was 0.12 % in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.12 %
Change on year
up 9.1%
World rank
20th
of 159 countries
All-time high
0.12 %
in 2001
All-time low
0.09 %
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Waste — Emissions Share in OECD, 1990–2023

00.0250.050.0750.10.1251990200620231990: 0.09 %1991: 0.09 %1992: 0.1 %1993: 0.1 %1994: 0.1 %1995: 0.1 %1996: 0.11 %1997: 0.11 %1998: 0.11 %1999: 0.1 %2000: 0.11 %2001: 0.12 %2002: 0.11 %2003: 0.11 %2004: 0.11 %2005: 0.1 %2006: 0.1 %2007: 0.1 %2008: 0.11 %2009: 0.11 %2010: 0.11 %2011: 0.11 %2012: 0.1 %2013: 0.12 %2014: 0.11 %2015: 0.12 %2016: 0.11 %2017: 0.11 %2018: 0.11 %2019: 0.11 %2020: 0.12 %2021: 0.11 %2022: 0.11 %2023: 0.12 %

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

Analysis

OECD recorded 0.12 % for waste — emissions share in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

That represents a change of up 9.1% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, waste — emissions share in OECD peaked at 0.12 % in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.09 %, in 1990.

That places OECD 20th out of 159 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Waste — Emissions Share in OECD, year by year

Annual values for Waste — Emissions Share (CO2) in OECD, 1990 to 2023.
Year % Change
1990 0.09 % —
1991 0.09 % +0.0%
1992 0.1 % +11.1%
1993 0.1 % +0.0%
1994 0.1 % +0.0%
1995 0.1 % +0.0%
1996 0.11 % +10.0%
1997 0.11 % +0.0%
1998 0.11 % +0.0%
1999 0.1 % -9.1%
2000 0.11 % +10.0%
2001 0.12 % +9.1%
2002 0.11 % -8.3%
2003 0.11 % +0.0%
2004 0.11 % +0.0%
2005 0.1 % -9.1%
2006 0.1 % +0.0%
2007 0.1 % +0.0%
2008 0.11 % +10.0%
2009 0.11 % +0.0%
2010 0.11 % +0.0%
2011 0.11 % +0.0%
2012 0.1 % -9.1%
2013 0.12 % +20.0%
2014 0.11 % -8.3%
2015 0.12 % +9.1%
2016 0.11 % -8.3%
2017 0.11 % +0.0%
2018 0.11 % +0.0%
2019 0.11 % +0.0%
2020 0.12 % +9.1%
2021 0.11 % -8.3%
2022 0.11 % +0.0%
2023 0.12 % +9.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.101 % 0.09 % 0.11 % 10
2000s 0.108 % 0.1 % 0.12 % 10
2010s 0.111 % 0.1 % 0.12 % 10
2020s 0.115 % 0.11 % 0.12 % 4

Countries ranked near OECD

  1. 17 Maldives 0.16 % compare
  2. 17 Panama 0.16 % compare
  3. 19 Samoa 0.13 % compare
  4. 20 Nigeria 0.12 % compare
  5. 20 Philippines 0.12 % compare
  6. 23 Italy 0.11 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is waste — emissions share in OECD?
Waste — emissions share in OECD was 0.12 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest waste — emissions share recorded in OECD?
The highest recorded value was 0.12 % in 2001.
What is the lowest waste — emissions share recorded in OECD?
The lowest recorded value was 0.09 % in 1990.
How does OECD rank for waste — emissions share?
OECD ranks 20th out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
Is waste — emissions share rising or falling in OECD?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this OECD 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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Indicator
Waste — Emissions Share (CO2)
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
191 places, 6,349 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.