Waste — Emissions Share in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Waste — Emissions Share was 6.62 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Waste — Emissions Share in Luxembourg, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Luxembourg recorded 6.62 % for waste — emissions share in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 30.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste — emissions share in Luxembourg peaked at 6.62 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 4.07 %, in 2002.
That places Luxembourg 72nd out of 222 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Waste — Emissions Share in Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.85 % | — |
| 2001 | 4.81 % | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 4.07 % | -15.4% |
| 2003 | 4.48 % | +10.1% |
| 2004 | 4.07 % | -9.2% |
| 2005 | 4.45 % | +9.3% |
| 2006 | 4.69 % | +5.4% |
| 2007 | 4.96 % | +5.8% |
| 2008 | 5.27 % | +6.2% |
| 2009 | 5.34 % | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 5.38 % | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 4.81 % | -10.6% |
| 2012 | 5.11 % | +6.2% |
| 2013 | 5.07 % | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 5.34 % | +5.3% |
| 2015 | 5.04 % | -5.6% |
| 2016 | 5.24 % | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 5.07 % | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 5.27 % | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 5.31 % | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 5.72 % | +7.7% |
| 2021 | 5.65 % | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 6.55 % | +15.9% |
| 2023 | 6.62 % | +1.1% |
Luxembourg compared with similar countries
- Luxembourg's 6.62 % is above the median for high income countries, which is 4.84 %, 1.4× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Luxembourg's 6.62 % is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4.07 %, 1.6× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.7 % | 4.07 % | 5.34 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.16 % | 4.81 % | 5.38 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.13 % | 5.65 % | 6.62 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Luxembourg
- 70 Germany 6.81 % compare
- 70 Liberia 6.81 % compare
- 73 Marshall Islands 6.56 % compare
- 74 Oman 6.5 % compare
- 75 China, Taiwan Province of 6.48 % compare
More climate change data for Luxembourg
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 13.64 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 487.92 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 93.07 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 394.85 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.3512 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 14.1 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 85.09 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 84.69 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 0.3948 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.3196 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is waste — emissions share in Luxembourg?
- Waste — emissions share in Luxembourg was 6.62 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest waste — emissions share recorded in Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 6.62 % in 2023.
- What is the lowest waste — emissions share recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.07 % in 2002.
- How does Luxembourg rank for waste — emissions share?
- Luxembourg ranks 72nd out of 222 countries with data for 2023.
- Is waste — emissions share rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Luxembourg 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.