Waste — Emissions Share in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Waste — Emissions Share was 0.02 % in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
0.02 %
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
49th
of 135 countries
All-time high
0.1 %
in 1990
All-time low
0.01 %
in 2013
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Waste — Emissions Share in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1990–2023

00.020.040.060.080.11990200620231990: 0.1 %1991: 0.09 %1992: 0.09 %1993: 0.09 %1994: 0.07 %1995: 0.07 %1996: 0.07 %1997: 0.03 %1998: 0.03 %1999: 0.03 %2000: 0.03 %2001: 0.03 %2002: 0.03 %2003: 0.03 %2004: 0.02 %2005: 0.02 %2006: 0.02 %2007: 0.02 %2008: 0.02 %2009: 0.02 %2010: 0.02 %2011: 0.02 %2012: 0.02 %2013: 0.01 %2014: 0.02 %2015: 0.02 %2016: 0.02 %2017: 0.02 %2018: 0.02 %2019: 0.02 %2020: 0.02 %2021: 0.02 %2022: 0.02 %2023: 0.02 %

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

Analysis

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland recorded 0.02 % for waste — emissions share in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 100.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, waste — emissions share in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland peaked at 0.1 % in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.01 %, in 2013.

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 49th of 135 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.

Waste — Emissions Share in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, year by year

Annual values for Waste — Emissions Share (CO2) in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1990 to 2023.
Year % Change
1990 0.1 %
1991 0.09 % -10.0%
1992 0.09 % +0.0%
1993 0.09 % +0.0%
1994 0.07 % -22.2%
1995 0.07 % +0.0%
1996 0.07 % +0.0%
1997 0.03 % -57.1%
1998 0.03 % +0.0%
1999 0.03 % +0.0%
2000 0.03 % +0.0%
2001 0.03 % +0.0%
2002 0.03 % +0.0%
2003 0.03 % +0.0%
2004 0.02 % -33.3%
2005 0.02 % +0.0%
2006 0.02 % +0.0%
2007 0.02 % +0.0%
2008 0.02 % +0.0%
2009 0.02 % +0.0%
2010 0.02 % +0.0%
2011 0.02 % +0.0%
2012 0.02 % +0.0%
2013 0.01 % -50.0%
2014 0.02 % +100.0%
2015 0.02 % +0.0%
2016 0.02 % +0.0%
2017 0.02 % +0.0%
2018 0.02 % +0.0%
2019 0.02 % +0.0%
2020 0.02 % +0.0%
2021 0.02 % +0.0%
2022 0.02 % +0.0%
2023 0.02 % +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.067 % 0.03 % 0.1 % 10
2000s 0.024 % 0.02 % 0.03 % 10
2010s 0.019 % 0.01 % 0.02 % 10
2020s 0.02 % 0.02 % 0.02 % 4

Countries ranked near United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

  1. 49 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.02 % compare
  2. 49 Brazil 0.02 % compare
  3. 49 Brunei Darussalam 0.02 % compare
  4. 49 China, Taiwan Province of 0.02 % compare
  5. 49 Denmark 0.02 % compare
  6. 49 Guinea 0.02 % compare
  7. 49 Ireland 0.02 % compare
  8. 49 Kenya 0.02 % compare
  9. 49 Malaysia 0.02 % compare
  10. 49 Montenegro 0.02 % compare
  11. 49 Mozambique 0.02 % compare
  12. 49 Serbia 0.02 % compare
  13. 49 Switzerland 0.02 % compare
  14. 49 Uruguay 0.02 % compare

See the full ranking of 181 places →

More climate change data for United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

All data for United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland →

Frequently asked questions

What is waste — emissions share in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Waste — emissions share in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was 0.02 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest waste — emissions share recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 0.1 % in 1990.
What is the lowest waste — emissions share recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.01 % in 2013.
How does United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank for waste — emissions share?
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 49th out of 135 countries with data for 2023.
Is waste — emissions share rising or falling in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is up 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 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.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 34 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Waste — Emissions Share in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Statizoid, drawing on Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Retrieved 08 September 2026, from https://climate.statizoid.com/stat/waste-emissions-share-co2/united-kingdom-of-great-britain-and-northern-ireland/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://climate.statizoid.com/stat/waste-emissions-share-co2/united-kingdom-of-great-britain-and-northern-ireland/">Waste — Emissions Share in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland</a> — Statizoid

About this data

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
181 places, 6,013 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

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.