Waste — Emissions Share in Caribbean

Caribbean: Waste — Emissions Share was 4.46 % in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
4.46 %
Change on year
down 1.5%
World rank
130th
of 222 countries
All-time high
4.53 %
in 2022
All-time low
2.71 %
in 1991
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Waste — Emissions Share in Caribbean, 1990–2023

0123451990200620231990: 2.7 %1991: 2.7 %1992: 2.8 %1993: 3 %1994: 3.1 %1995: 3.2 %1996: 3.2 %1997: 3.2 %1998: 3.3 %1999: 3.5 %2000: 3.5 %2001: 3.5 %2002: 3.6 %2003: 3.8 %2004: 3.8 %2005: 4 %2006: 4 %2007: 4.1 %2008: 4.2 %2009: 4.3 %2010: 4.2 %2011: 4.2 %2012: 4.3 %2013: 4.4 %2014: 4.3 %2015: 4.3 %2016: 4.4 %2017: 4.4 %2018: 4.2 %2019: 4.2 %2020: 4.4 %2021: 4.4 %2022: 4.5 %2023: 4.5 %

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

Analysis

Caribbean recorded 4.46 % for waste — emissions share in 2023.

That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, waste — emissions share in Caribbean peaked at 4.53 % in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.71 %, in 1991.

That places Caribbean 130th out of 222 countries 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.

Waste — Emissions Share in Caribbean, year by year

Annual values for Waste — Emissions Share (N2O) in Caribbean, 1990 to 2023.
Year % Change
1990 2.73 % —
1991 2.71 % -0.7%
1992 2.77 % +2.2%
1993 2.99 % +7.9%
1994 3.1 % +3.7%
1995 3.16 % +1.9%
1996 3.18 % +0.6%
1997 3.16 % -0.6%
1998 3.29 % +4.1%
1999 3.5 % +6.4%
2000 3.55 % +1.4%
2001 3.53 % -0.6%
2002 3.61 % +2.3%
2003 3.82 % +5.8%
2004 3.81 % -0.3%
2005 4.03 % +5.8%
2006 3.96 % -1.7%
2007 4.07 % +2.8%
2008 4.23 % +3.9%
2009 4.27 % +0.9%
2010 4.21 % -1.4%
2011 4.16 % -1.2%
2012 4.29 % +3.1%
2013 4.36 % +1.6%
2014 4.27 % -2.1%
2015 4.27 % +0.0%
2016 4.44 % +4.0%
2017 4.37 % -1.6%
2018 4.25 % -2.7%
2019 4.24 % -0.2%
2020 4.36 % +2.8%
2021 4.36 % +0.0%
2022 4.53 % +3.9%
2023 4.46 % -1.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 3.06 % 2.71 % 3.5 % 10
2000s 3.89 % 3.53 % 4.27 % 10
2010s 4.29 % 4.16 % 4.44 % 10
2020s 4.43 % 4.36 % 4.53 % 4

Countries ranked near Caribbean

  1. 127 Guatemala 4.5 % compare
  2. 127 Qatar 4.5 % compare
  3. 129 Czechia 4.49 % compare
  4. 131 Cook Islands 4.44 % compare
  5. 132 Bahrain 4.41 % compare
  6. 133 Micronesia 4.2 % compare

See the full ranking of 254 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is waste — emissions share in Caribbean?
Waste — emissions share in Caribbean was 4.46 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest waste — emissions share recorded in Caribbean?
The highest recorded value was 4.53 % in 2022.
What is the lowest waste — emissions share recorded in Caribbean?
The lowest recorded value was 2.71 % in 1991.
How does Caribbean rank for waste — emissions share?
Caribbean ranks 130th out of 222 countries with data for 2023.
Is waste — emissions share rising or falling in Caribbean?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Caribbean 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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Indicator
Waste — Emissions Share (N2O)
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
254 places, 8,412 data points, 1990–2023
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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.