Waste — Emissions Share in Americas
Americas: Waste — Emissions Share was 3.3 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Waste — Emissions Share in Americas, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, waste — emissions share in Americas stood at 3.3 %.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste — emissions share in Americas peaked at 3.31 % in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.22 %, in 1990.
Americas ranks 22nd 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 | 2.42 % | 2.22 % | 2.63 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.81 % | 2.72 % | 3.06 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.1 % | 2.83 % | 3.28 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.27 % | 3.22 % | 3.31 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Americas
- 19 Comoros 12.2 % compare
- 20 Chile 12.08 % compare
- 21 Japan 11.92 % compare
- 22 Bosnia and Herzegovina 11.75 % compare
- 23 Sri Lanka 11.63 % compare
- 24 Saint Kitts and Nevis 11.54 % compare
- 25 Antigua and Barbuda 10.67 % compare
More climate change data for Americas
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 1.51 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO 342,967 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO 1.17 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 1,294 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 41,659 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 273,211 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 222,184 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 51,028 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 838.43 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 1,822 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is waste — emissions share in Americas?
- Waste — emissions share in Americas was 3.3 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest waste — emissions share recorded in Americas?
- The highest recorded value was 3.31 % in 2022.
- What is the lowest waste — emissions share recorded in Americas?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.22 % in 1990.
- How does Americas rank for waste — emissions share?
- Americas ranks 22nd out of 34 groups with data for 2023.
- Is waste — emissions share rising or falling in Americas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Americas data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Waste — Emissions Share (N2O). 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.