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Waste — Emissions Share in Chile

Chile: Waste — Emissions Share was 12.08 % in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
12.08 %
Change on year
down 9.2%
World rank
20th
of 208 countries
All-time high
13.3 %
in 2022
All-time low
9.82 %
in 2008
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Waste — Emissions Share in Chile, 1990–2023

0510151990200620231990: 11.9 %1991: 12.2 %1992: 11.8 %1993: 11.6 %1994: 11.1 %1995: 10.8 %1996: 10.5 %1997: 10.3 %1998: 10.4 %1999: 10 %2000: 10.3 %2001: 10.4 %2002: 10.8 %2003: 10.8 %2004: 10.3 %2005: 10.7 %2006: 10.8 %2007: 10.3 %2008: 9.8 %2009: 11.4 %2010: 11 %2011: 10.6 %2012: 10.1 %2013: 10.4 %2014: 11.1 %2015: 10.6 %2016: 11.6 %2017: 10.7 %2018: 12.1 %2019: 12 %2020: 12.4 %2021: 12.4 %2022: 13.3 %2023: 12.1 %

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

Analysis

In 2023, waste — emissions share in Chile stood at 12.08 %.

That represents a change of down 9.2% on the previous year and up 16.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, waste — emissions share in Chile peaked at 13.3 % in 2022 and was at its lowest, 9.82 %, in 2008.

Chile ranks 20th of 208 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 11.07 % 9.96 % 12.22 % 10
2000s 10.57 % 9.82 % 11.43 % 10
2010s 11.01 % 10.12 % 12.1 % 10
2020s 12.55 % 12.08 % 13.3 % 4

Countries ranked near Chile

  1. 17 Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha 12.5 % compare
  2. 17 Tokelau 12.5 % compare
  3. 19 Comoros 12.2 % compare
  4. 21 Japan 11.92 % compare
  5. 22 Bosnia and Herzegovina 11.75 % compare
  6. 23 Sri Lanka 11.63 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is waste — emissions share in Chile?
Waste — emissions share in Chile was 12.08 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest waste — emissions share recorded in Chile?
The highest recorded value was 13.3 % in 2022.
What is the lowest waste — emissions share recorded in Chile?
The lowest recorded value was 9.82 % in 2008.
How does Chile rank for waste — emissions share?
Chile ranks 20th out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
Is waste — emissions share rising or falling in Chile?
Over the last ten years it is up 16.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Chile 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

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
242 places, 8,008 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

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.