Waste — Emissions Share (CO2eq) (AR5) 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
208
Highest
106.66 %
Fiji
Lowest
-112.77 %
Honduras
Median
4.69 %
Years covered
34
1990–2023
Data points
8,008
What the numbers show
Waste — Emissions Share (CO2eq) (AR5) is currently reported for 208 countries. The highest value is 106.66 % in Fiji; the lowest is -112.77 % in Honduras.
The median across all reporting countries is 4.69 %, and the mean is 5.11 %.
Over the past decade 131 countries rose and 75 fell. The largest increase was in Democratic Republic of the Congo (up 290.6%), and the largest decrease in Belarus (down 1,028.5%).
Waste — Emissions Share (CO2eq): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fiji | 106.66 % | 2023 | up 78.7% | volatile |
| 2 | Djibouti | 24.94 % | 2023 | up 31.7% | rising |
| 3 | Kiribati | 21.24 % | 2023 | down 1.6% | falling |
| 4 | Cyprus | 20.28 % | 2023 | up 152.2% | volatile |
| 5 | Comoros | 20.06 % | 2023 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 6 | Solomon Islands | 18.31 % | 2023 | up 38.1% | rising |
| 7 | Tokelau | 18.06 % | 2023 | down 41.4% | falling |
| 8 | Morocco | 17.77 % | 2023 | down 3.1% | falling |
| 9 | Bulgaria | 15.49 % | 2023 | up 17.3% | rising |
| 9 | Guatemala | 15.49 % | 2023 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 11 | Jordan | 14.63 % | 2023 | up 29.1% | rising |
| 12 | Georgia | 14.56 % | 2023 | down 0.9% | falling |
| 13 | Costa Rica | 14 % | 2023 | down 40.9% | flat |
| 14 | Sri Lanka | 13.53 % | 2023 | up 1.0% | falling |
| 15 | Cabo Verde | 13.01 % | 2023 | down 22.4% | rising |
| 16 | El Salvador | 12.44 % | 2023 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 17 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 12.28 % | 2023 | up 42.6% | rising |
| 18 | Lebanon | 12.19 % | 2023 | up 21.8% | rising |
| 19 | Yemen | 12.18 % | 2023 | up 61.8% | rising |
| 20 | Türkiye | 12.01 % | 2023 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 21 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 11.91 % | 2023 | up 0.4% | falling |
| 22 | Kyrgyzstan | 11.8 % | 2023 | up 12.0% | rising |
| 23 | Tonga | 11.78 % | 2023 | down 19.3% | falling |
| 24 | Republic of Moldova | 11.55 % | 2023 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 25 | Bahamas | 11.47 % | 2023 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 26 | Sao Tome and Principe | 11.11 % | 2023 | up 120.9% | rising |
| 27 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 10.91 % | 2023 | up 5.1% | falling |
| 28 | Dominican Republic | 10.65 % | 2023 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 29 | Dominica | 10.59 % | 2023 | up 15.7% | falling |
| 30 | Cuba | 10.58 % | 2023 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 31 | Uruguay | 10.55 % | 2023 | up 44.5% | volatile |
| 32 | Romania | 10.19 % | 2023 | down 8.2% | volatile |
| 33 | Israel | 10.05 % | 2023 | up 28.5% | rising |
| 34 | Chile | 9.74 % | 2023 | down 16.9% | falling |
| 35 | Gambia | 9.69 % | 2023 | up 23.0% | rising |
| 36 | Burundi | 9.52 % | 2023 | down 52.3% | volatile |
| 37 | Haiti | 9.22 % | 2023 | up 22.9% | falling |
| 38 | Guinea-Bissau | 9.1 % | 2023 | up 40.6% | rising |
| 39 | Togo | 9.01 % | 2023 | up 6.8% | flat |
| 40 | Tajikistan | 8.95 % | 2023 | down 12.3% | rising |
| 41 | Slovakia | 8.93 % | 2023 | down 6.5% | rising |
| 42 | Mexico | 8.83 % | 2023 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 43 | Eritrea | 8.75 % | 2023 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 43 | Caribbean | 8.75 % | 2023 | up 18.1% | rising |
| 45 | Saint Lucia | 8.71 % | 2023 | down 28.2% | volatile |
| 46 | Sierra Leone | 8.5 % | 2023 | up 13.6% | rising |
| 47 | Russian Federation | 8.36 % | 2023 | up 19.9% | rising |
| 48 | Denmark | 8.31 % | 2023 | up 107.8% | rising |
| 49 | Mauritius | 8.21 % | 2023 | down 8.8% | falling |
| 50 | Barbados | 8.07 % | 2023 | up 38.2% | falling |
| 51 | Colombia | 8.02 % | 2023 | down 2.2% | rising |
| 52 | Portugal | 7.93 % | 2023 | up 30.9% | falling |
| 53 | Polynesia | 7.82 % | 2023 | up 0.4% | falling |
| 54 | Albania | 7.62 % | 2023 | up 64.6% | rising |
| 55 | Vanuatu | 7.36 % | 2023 | up 36.3% | rising |
| 56 | Nigeria | 7.35 % | 2023 | up 30.1% | rising |
| 57 | Tunisia | 7.09 % | 2023 | up 18.6% | falling |
| 58 | Algeria | 7.06 % | 2023 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 59 | Grenada | 7.03 % | 2023 | down 1.5% | falling |
| 59 | Somalia | 7.03 % | 2023 | up 136.7% | rising |
| 61 | Panama | 7.02 % | 2023 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 62 | Seychelles | 7 % | 2023 | down 28.1% | falling |
| 63 | Bangladesh | 6.91 % | 2023 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 63 | Spain | 6.91 % | 2023 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 65 | Ethiopia | 6.81 % | 2023 | up 13.1% | rising |
| 66 | Afghanistan | 6.78 % | 2023 | up 13.6% | flat |
| 67 | North Macedonia | 6.75 % | 2023 | down 18.4% | rising |
| 68 | Trinidad and Tobago | 6.53 % | 2023 | up 24.6% | falling |
| 69 | Hungary | 6.42 % | 2023 | up 7.0% | falling |
| 70 | New Zealand | 6.26 % | 2023 | down 1.1% | falling |
| 71 | Uganda | 6.23 % | 2023 | up 19.3% | rising |
| 72 | Samoa | 6.22 % | 2023 | up 6.5% | falling |
| 73 | Senegal | 6.21 % | 2023 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 74 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 6.04 % | 2023 | down 23.9% | rising |
| 75 | Sweden | 6 % | 2023 | down 48.7% | falling |
| 76 | Antigua and Barbuda | 5.98 % | 2023 | down 3.1% | falling |
| 77 | Nepal | 5.97 % | 2023 | up 14.4% | falling |
| 78 | Brazil | 5.94 % | 2023 | down 19.4% | rising |
| 79 | Armenia | 5.86 % | 2023 | up 2.4% | falling |
| 80 | Maldives | 5.83 % | 2023 | down 31.3% | falling |
| 81 | Czechia | 5.81 % | 2023 | up 41.4% | rising |
| 82 | Ukraine | 5.8 % | 2023 | up 117.2% | rising |
| 83 | Kuwait | 5.67 % | 2023 | down 5.3% | rising |
| 84 | Greece | 5.62 % | 2023 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 84 | Croatia | 5.62 % | 2023 | down 9.6% | rising |
| 86 | Malawi | 5.61 % | 2023 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 87 | Singapore | 5.6 % | 2023 | up 15.2% | rising |
| 88 | Azerbaijan | 5.54 % | 2023 | down 5.0% | rising |
| 89 | France | 5.48 % | 2023 | down 5.8% | rising |
| 90 | Eswatini | 5.46 % | 2023 | up 32.2% | falling |
| 91 | Ecuador | 5.37 % | 2023 | up 18.3% | rising |
| 92 | Nicaragua | 5.36 % | 2023 | down 3.1% | rising |
| 93 | Mauritania | 5.31 % | 2023 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 94 | Thailand | 5.27 % | 2023 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 95 | Pakistan | 5.25 % | 2023 | up 9.1% | flat |
| 96 | Cook Islands | 5.11 % | 2023 | up 20.0% | falling |
| 97 | Montenegro | 5.08 % | 2023 | up 5.0% | volatile |
| 98 | Serbia and Montenegro | 5.06 % | 2005 | up 13.2% | rising |
| 99 | Philippines | 4.98 % | 2023 | down 19.7% | flat |
| 100 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 4.96 % | 2023 | up 290.6% | volatile |
| 101 | Tuvalu | 4.89 % | 2023 | down 0.8% | falling |
| 102 | Sudan | 4.84 % | 2023 | down 8.2% | rising |
| 103 | Latvia | 4.82 % | 2023 | down 48.1% | volatile |
| 104 | Burkina Faso | 4.7 % | 2023 | up 25.7% | rising |
| 105 | Egypt | 4.68 % | 2023 | up 14.4% | falling |
| 106 | Belize | 4.65 % | 2023 | up 38.4% | rising |
| 107 | Timor-Leste | 4.53 % | 2023 | up 36.9% | flat |
| 108 | Benin | 4.49 % | 2023 | up 115.9% | volatile |
| 108 | Guinea | 4.49 % | 2023 | up 19.4% | rising |
| 108 | Côte d'Ivoire | 4.49 % | 2023 | up 52.7% | rising |
| 111 | Serbia | 4.46 % | 2023 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 112 | Micronesia | 4.45 % | 2023 | up 53.4% | rising |
| 113 | Jamaica | 4.4 % | 2023 | up 49.2% | rising |
| 113 | Kenya | 4.4 % | 2023 | up 35.8% | rising |
| 115 | Lesotho | 4.38 % | 2023 | up 24.8% | rising |
| 116 | Uzbekistan | 4.34 % | 2023 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 117 | Sudan (former) | 4.27 % | 2011 | up 19.3% | rising |
| 118 | Finland | 4.24 % | 2023 | down 81.8% | volatile |
| 119 | China, Macao SAR | 4.21 % | 2023 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 120 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 4.2 % | 2023 | up 45.8% | rising |
| 121 | Melanesia | 4.13 % | 2023 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 122 | Iceland | 4.1 % | 2023 | down 6.0% | falling |
| 123 | Malta | 4.07 % | 2023 | up 49.6% | rising |
| 124 | Austria | 4.02 % | 2023 | up 15.9% | falling |
| 125 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3.96 % | 2023 | up 5.3% | volatile |
| 126 | China, Taiwan Province of | 3.84 % | 2023 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 127 | Congo | 3.72 % | 2023 | up 118.8% | rising |
| 128 | Zimbabwe | 3.56 % | 2023 | up 27.1% | rising |
| 128 | OECD | 3.56 % | 2023 | up 7.9% | falling |
| 130 | Niger | 3.53 % | 2023 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 131 | Peru | 3.52 % | 2023 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 132 | Saudi Arabia | 3.43 % | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 133 | Cameroon | 3.4 % | 2023 | down 9.3% | rising |
| 133 | Viet Nam | 3.4 % | 2023 | down 33.2% | volatile |
| 135 | Republic of Korea | 3.39 % | 2023 | up 41.2% | falling |
| 136 | Iraq | 3.38 % | 2023 | down 1.2% | falling |
| 137 | India | 3.32 % | 2023 | down 15.1% | falling |
| 138 | Oman | 3.2 % | 2023 | up 41.6% | rising |
| 139 | Malaysia | 3.19 % | 2023 | down 47.8% | rising |
| 140 | Slovenia | 3.13 % | 2023 | up 13.4% | falling |
| 141 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 3.11 % | 1999 | down 15.5% | falling |
| 142 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 2.98 % | 2023 | up 18.3% | falling |
| 143 | Estonia | 2.9 % | 2023 | down 56.0% | falling |
| 144 | Italy | 2.89 % | 2023 | down 37.3% | falling |
| 145 | South Sudan | 2.84 % | 2023 | up 5.6% | flat |
| 146 | China | 2.82 % | 2023 | up 14.6% | falling |
| 147 | Indonesia | 2.81 % | 2023 | down 15.1% | rising |
| 148 | Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha | 2.77 % | 2023 | down 25.9% | falling |
| 148 | China, mainland | 2.77 % | 2023 | up 15.4% | falling |
| 150 | Libya | 2.76 % | 2023 | down 21.6% | rising |
| 151 | Angola | 2.74 % | 2023 | up 61.2% | rising |
| 152 | Poland | 2.71 % | 2023 | down 6.6% | falling |
| 152 | Syrian Arab Republic | 2.71 % | 2023 | down 70.3% | rising |
| 154 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 2.67 % | 2023 | up 23.0% | volatile |
| 155 | Argentina | 2.62 % | 2023 | up 12.9% | falling |
| 156 | Madagascar | 2.6 % | 2023 | up 69.9% | rising |
| 157 | Namibia | 2.51 % | 2023 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 158 | Papua New Guinea | 2.48 % | 2023 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 159 | Guyana | 2.45 % | 2023 | up 20.1% | falling |
| 159 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 2.45 % | 2023 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 161 | Canada | 2.41 % | 2023 | down 0.4% | falling |
| 162 | Equatorial Guinea | 2.38 % | 2023 | up 46.0% | volatile |
| 163 | British Virgin Islands | 2.37 % | 2023 | up 48.1% | falling |
| 163 | Australia and New Zealand | 2.37 % | 2023 | down 15.4% | falling |
| 165 | Bhutan | 2.35 % | 2023 | down 64.1% | volatile |
| 166 | Myanmar | 2.33 % | 2023 | up 11.5% | rising |
| 167 | Belgium | 2.25 % | 2023 | up 0.4% | falling |
| 168 | Mali | 2.22 % | 2023 | up 24.7% | rising |
| 169 | United Arab Emirates | 2.2 % | 2023 | down 3.9% | rising |
| 170 | United Republic of Tanzania | 2.17 % | 2023 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 171 | Lithuania | 2.16 % | 2023 | down 65.8% | flat |
| 172 | Mozambique | 2.05 % | 2023 | up 47.5% | rising |
| 173 | Qatar | 2.04 % | 2023 | down 6.4% | rising |
| 174 | Liberia | 2.01 % | 2023 | up 229.5% | volatile |
| 175 | Botswana | 1.99 % | 2023 | down 13.1% | rising |
| 176 | Australia | 1.92 % | 2023 | down 19.3% | falling |
| 177 | Aruba | 1.88 % | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 178 | Palau | 1.82 % | 2023 | up 19.7% | rising |
| 179 | Bahrain | 1.77 % | 2023 | up 28.3% | rising |
| 179 | Anguilla | 1.77 % | 2023 | down 15.7% | falling |
| 181 | Germany | 1.76 % | 2023 | down 17.4% | falling |
| 182 | Turkmenistan | 1.69 % | 2023 | up 33.1% | falling |
| 183 | Chad | 1.56 % | 2023 | down 11.4% | falling |
| 184 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 1.53 % | 2023 | down 0.6% | falling |
| 185 | Kazakhstan | 1.52 % | 2023 | up 16.0% | rising |
| 186 | Marshall Islands | 1.5 % | 2023 | down 8.0% | falling |
| 187 | Norway | 1.46 % | 2023 | up 16.8% | falling |
| 188 | Suriname | 1.4 % | 2023 | down 49.8% | volatile |
| 189 | Zambia | 1.39 % | 2023 | up 54.4% | rising |
| 190 | Cambodia | 1.24 % | 2023 | up 29.2% | falling |
| 191 | Japan | 1.11 % | 2023 | down 6.7% | falling |
| 192 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 1.09 % | 2023 | down 12.8% | volatile |
| 193 | Niue | 1.07 % | 2023 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 194 | Nauru | 1.06 % | 2023 | down 7.8% | rising |
| 195 | Gabon | 1.05 % | 2023 | up 31.2% | rising |
| 196 | Switzerland | 0.96 % | 2023 | up 24.7% | falling |
| 196 | Ireland | 0.96 % | 2023 | down 23.2% | volatile |
| 198 | Paraguay | 0.95 % | 2023 | up 72.7% | rising |
| 199 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0.93 % | 2023 | down 69.9% | volatile |
| 200 | Netherlands Antilles (former) | 0.78 % | 2010 | up 34.5% | volatile |
| 201 | Brunei Darussalam | 0.77 % | 2023 | down 10.5% | rising |
| 202 | Luxembourg | 0.76 % | 2023 | down 23.2% | falling |
| 203 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 0.7 % | 2023 | down 12.5% | rising |
| 204 | Mongolia | 0.48 % | 2023 | up 9.1% | falling |
| 205 | Rwanda | -39.22 % | 2023 | down 330.0% | volatile |
| 206 | Ghana | -39.68 % | 2023 | down 938.9% | volatile |
| 207 | Belarus | -44.01 % | 2023 | down 1,028.5% | volatile |
| 208 | Honduras | -112.77 % | 2023 | down 772.8% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Central America 9.59 %
- Eastern Europe 7.65 %
- Small Island Developing States (SIDS) 6.67 %
- Northern Africa 6.62 %
- Western Africa 6.32 %
- Western Asia 5.54 %
- Europe 5.34 %
- South America 5.32 %
- Africa 5.11 %
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 4.92 %
- Southern Europe 4.86 %
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 4.52 %
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.