Waste — Emissions Share in European Union (27)
European Union (27): Waste — Emissions Share was 5.46 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Waste — Emissions Share in European Union (27), 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for waste — emissions share in European Union (27) is 5.46 %, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 16.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste — emissions share in European Union (27) peaked at 5.46 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.61 %, in 1990.
European Union (27) ranks 7th of 34 groups on this measure, 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 | 2.98 % | 2.61 % | 3.57 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.07 % | 3.65 % | 4.68 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.67 % | 4.54 % | 4.86 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.2 % | 4.97 % | 5.46 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near European Union (27)
- 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
- 8 China, Macao SAR 19.61 % compare
- 9 Malta 18.52 % compare
- 10 Solomon Islands 17.67 % compare
More climate change data for European Union (27)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 286,573 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 62,761 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 223,812 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 236.84 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 7,993 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 78,523 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 71,362 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 7,161 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 269.29 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 255.74 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is waste — emissions share in European Union (27)?
- Waste — emissions share in European Union (27) was 5.46 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest waste — emissions share recorded in European Union (27)?
- The highest recorded value was 5.46 % in 2023.
- What is the lowest waste — emissions share recorded in European Union (27)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.61 % in 1990.
- How does European Union (27) rank for waste — emissions share?
- European Union (27) ranks 7th out of 34 groups with data for 2023.
- Is waste — emissions share rising or falling in European Union (27)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this European Union (27) 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.