Waste — Emissions Share in France
France: Waste — Emissions Share was 5.71 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Waste — Emissions Share in France, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for waste — emissions share in France is 5.71 %, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and up 26.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste — emissions share in France peaked at 5.71 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.28 %, in 1996.
That places France 86th out of 208 countries 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 | 2.53 % | 2.28 % | 3.29 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.76 % | 3.4 % | 4.28 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.6 % | 4.28 % | 4.95 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.38 % | 5.06 % | 5.71 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near France
More climate change data for France
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 55,837 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO 11,820 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO 44,017 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 44.6 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 1,572 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 16,983 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 16,451 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 532.77 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 62.08 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 19.03 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is waste — emissions share in France?
- Waste — emissions share in France was 5.71 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest waste — emissions share recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 5.71 % in 2023.
- What is the lowest waste — emissions share recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.28 % in 1996.
- How does France rank for waste — emissions share?
- France ranks 86th out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
- Is waste — emissions share rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this France 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.