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Waste — Emissions Share in Saint Lucia

Saint Lucia: Waste — Emissions Share was 12.96 % in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
12.96 %
Change on year
down 1.7%
World rank
16th
of 208 countries
All-time high
16.23 %
in 2001
All-time low
6.62 %
in 1991
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Waste — Emissions Share in Saint Lucia, 1990–2023

0510151990200620231990: 6.9 %1991: 6.6 %1992: 6.8 %1993: 8.7 %1994: 12.5 %1995: 13.8 %1996: 13.6 %1997: 14.4 %1998: 11.4 %1999: 12 %2000: 12 %2001: 16.2 %2002: 15.3 %2003: 13.7 %2004: 14.8 %2005: 14 %2006: 14.4 %2007: 14.3 %2008: 15 %2009: 14.3 %2010: 13.5 %2011: 14.5 %2012: 13.6 %2013: 14.4 %2014: 13.2 %2015: 13.2 %2016: 13.7 %2017: 14.5 %2018: 14.3 %2019: 12.8 %2020: 13.5 %2021: 13.3 %2022: 13.2 %2023: 13 %

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for waste — emissions share in Saint Lucia is 12.96 %, measured in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 10.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, waste — emissions share in Saint Lucia peaked at 16.23 % in 2001 and was at its lowest, 6.62 %, in 1991.

That places Saint Lucia 16th out of 208 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 10.66 % 6.62 % 14.41 % 10
2000s 14.41 % 12.03 % 16.23 % 10
2010s 13.77 % 12.8 % 14.49 % 10
2020s 13.22 % 12.96 % 13.48 % 4

Countries ranked near Saint Lucia

  1. 13 Albania 15.63 % compare
  2. 14 Maldives 13.07 % compare
  3. 15 Aruba 13.06 % compare
  4. 17 Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha 12.5 % compare
  5. 17 Tokelau 12.5 % compare
  6. 19 Comoros 12.2 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is waste — emissions share in Saint Lucia?
Waste — emissions share in Saint Lucia was 12.96 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest waste — emissions share recorded in Saint Lucia?
The highest recorded value was 16.23 % in 2001.
What is the lowest waste — emissions share recorded in Saint Lucia?
The lowest recorded value was 6.62 % in 1991.
How does Saint Lucia rank for waste — emissions share?
Saint Lucia ranks 16th out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
Is waste — emissions share rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
Over the last ten years it is down 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Saint Lucia 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

Indicator
Waste — Emissions Share (N2O)
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
242 places, 8,008 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

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.