Waste — Emissions Share in Southern Europe
Southern Europe: Waste — Emissions Share was 8.74 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Waste — Emissions Share in Southern Europe, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for waste — emissions share in Southern Europe is 8.74 %, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.1% on the previous year and up 14.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste — emissions share in Southern Europe peaked at 8.74 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 4.47 %, in 1990.
Southern Europe ranks 1st of 34 groups on this measure, 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 | 4.84 % | 4.47 % | 5.1 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.09 % | 5.21 % | 7.49 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.49 % | 7.26 % | 7.78 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.24 % | 7.66 % | 8.74 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Southern Europe
- 1 China, Hong Kong SAR 37.32 % compare
- 2 Israel 30.01 % compare
- 3 Anguilla 25 % compare
- 4 Equatorial Guinea 22.25 % compare
More climate change data for Southern Europe
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 85,169 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO 19,644 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO 65,525 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 74.13 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 2,340 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 25,694 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 19,773 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 5,921 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 74.62 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 211.47 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is waste — emissions share in Southern Europe?
- Waste — emissions share in Southern Europe was 8.74 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest waste — emissions share recorded in Southern Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 8.74 % in 2023.
- What is the lowest waste — emissions share recorded in Southern Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.47 % in 1990.
- How does Southern Europe rank for waste — emissions share?
- Southern Europe ranks 1st out of 34 groups with data for 2023.
- Is waste — emissions share rising or falling in Southern Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Southern 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.