Waste — Emissions Share in Central America
Central America: Waste — Emissions Share was 4.99 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Waste — Emissions Share in Central America, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Central America recorded 4.99 % for waste — emissions share in 2023.
That represents a change of down 6.0% on the previous year and up 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste — emissions share in Central America peaked at 5.31 % in 2022 and was at its lowest, 3.12 %, in 1990.
That places Central America 9th out of 34 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.41 % | 3.12 % | 3.66 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.17 % | 3.85 % | 4.42 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.58 % | 4.22 % | 4.81 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.05 % | 4.84 % | 5.31 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Central America
- 6 British Virgin Islands 19.7 % compare
- 7 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 19.64 % compare
- 8 China, Macao SAR 19.61 % compare
- 9 Malta 18.52 % compare
- 10 Solomon Islands 17.67 % compare
- 11 North Macedonia 17.36 % compare
- 12 Turks and Caicos Islands 16.28 % compare
More climate change data for Central America
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 153,880 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO 39,309 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO 114,571 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 148.34 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 4,092 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 19,754 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 18,504 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 1,250 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 69.83 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 44.64 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is waste — emissions share in Central America?
- Waste — emissions share in Central America was 4.99 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest waste — emissions share recorded in Central America?
- The highest recorded value was 5.31 % in 2022.
- What is the lowest waste — emissions share recorded in Central America?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.12 % in 1990.
- How does Central America rank for waste — emissions share?
- Central America ranks 9th out of 34 groups with data for 2023.
- Is waste — emissions share rising or falling in Central America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Central America 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.