Waste — Emissions Share (CO2eq) in Eastern Africa
Eastern Africa: Waste — Emissions Share (CO2eq) was 4.25 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Waste — Emissions Share (CO2eq) in Eastern Africa, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for waste — emissions share (co2eq) in Eastern Africa is 4.25 %, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 31.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste — emissions share (co2eq) in Eastern Africa peaked at 4.25 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.11 %, in 1990.
That places Eastern Africa 15th out of 34 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.35 % | 2.11 % | 2.59 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.94 % | 2.72 % | 3.14 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.2 % | 3.08 % | 3.31 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.96 % | 3.29 % | 4.25 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Africa
- 12 Georgia 14.56 % compare
- 13 Costa Rica 14 % compare
- 14 Sri Lanka 13.53 % compare
- 15 Cabo Verde 13.01 % compare
- 16 El Salvador 12.44 % compare
- 17 China, Hong Kong SAR 12.28 % compare
- 18 Lebanon 12.19 % compare
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 (co2eq) in Eastern Africa?
- Waste — emissions share (co2eq) in Eastern Africa was 4.25 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest waste — emissions share (co2eq) recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 4.25 % in 2023.
- What is the lowest waste — emissions share (co2eq) recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.11 % in 1990.
- How does Eastern Africa rank for waste — emissions share (co2eq)?
- Eastern Africa ranks 15th out of 34 groups with data for 2023.
- Is waste — emissions share (co2eq) rising or falling in Eastern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 (CO2eq) (AR5). 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.