Waste — Emissions Share in Europe
Europe: Waste — Emissions Share was 4.84 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Waste — Emissions Share in Europe, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, waste — emissions share in Europe stood at 4.84 %. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste — emissions share in Europe peaked at 4.84 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.33 %, in 1990.
That places Europe 10th out of 34 groups 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.86 % | 2.33 % | 3.45 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.84 % | 3.5 % | 4.31 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.3 % | 4.21 % | 4.39 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.63 % | 4.48 % | 4.84 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Europe
- 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
- 13 Albania 15.63 % compare
More climate change data for Europe
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 471,113 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO 102,735 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO 368,378 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 387.68 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 13,156 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 121,153 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 110,533 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 10,621 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 417.1 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 379.31 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is waste — emissions share in Europe?
- Waste — emissions share in Europe was 4.84 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest waste — emissions share recorded in Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 4.84 % in 2023.
- What is the lowest waste — emissions share recorded in Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.33 % in 1990.
- How does Europe rank for waste — emissions share?
- Europe ranks 10th out of 34 groups with data for 2023.
- Is waste — emissions share rising or falling in Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Europe 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.