Waste — Emissions Share (CO2eq) in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
Least Developed Countries (LDCs): Waste — Emissions Share (CO2eq) was 4.19 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Waste — Emissions Share (CO2eq) in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Least Developed Countries (LDCs) recorded 4.19 % for waste — emissions share (co2eq) in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 47.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste — emissions share (co2eq) in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) peaked at 4.19 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.19 %, in 1990.
Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 16th of 34 groups on this measure, 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 | 2.36 % | 2.19 % | 2.49 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.83 % | 2.57 % | 3.06 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.16 % | 2.72 % | 3.66 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.01 % | 3.76 % | 4.19 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
- 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
- 19 Yemen 12.18 % compare
More climate change data for Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 708,280 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO 216,438 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO 491,841 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 816.75 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 17,566 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 179,120 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 48,410 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 130,710 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 182.68 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 4,668 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is waste — emissions share (co2eq) in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Waste — emissions share (co2eq) in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) was 4.19 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest waste — emissions share (co2eq) recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 4.19 % in 2023.
- What is the lowest waste — emissions share (co2eq) recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.19 % in 1990.
- How does Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank for waste — emissions share (co2eq)?
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 16th out of 34 groups with data for 2023.
- Is waste — emissions share (co2eq) rising or falling in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 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.