Waste — Emissions Share in Eastern Asia
Eastern Asia: Waste — Emissions Share was 5.99 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Waste — Emissions Share in Eastern Asia, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for waste — emissions share in Eastern Asia is 5.99 %, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and up 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste — emissions share in Eastern Asia peaked at 6.07 % in 2022 and was at its lowest, 4.73 %, in 1996.
That places Eastern Asia 4th out of 34 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.99 % | 4.73 % | 5.28 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.13 % | 4.88 % | 5.43 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.58 % | 5.32 % | 5.99 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.02 % | 5.97 % | 6.07 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Asia
- 1 China, Hong Kong SAR 37.32 % compare
- 2 Israel 30.01 % compare
- 3 Anguilla 25 % compare
- 4 Equatorial Guinea 22.25 % compare
- 5 Kiribati 21.51 % compare
- 6 British Virgin Islands 19.7 % compare
- 7 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 19.64 % compare
More climate change data for Eastern Asia
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 650,555 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO 205,086 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO 445,468 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 773.91 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 15,910 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 363,511 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 206,758 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 156,753 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 780.22 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 5,598 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is waste — emissions share in Eastern Asia?
- Waste — emissions share in Eastern Asia was 5.99 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest waste — emissions share recorded in Eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 6.07 % in 2022.
- What is the lowest waste — emissions share recorded in Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.73 % in 1996.
- How does Eastern Asia rank for waste — emissions share?
- Eastern Asia ranks 4th out of 34 groups with data for 2023.
- Is waste — emissions share rising or falling in Eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eastern Asia 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.