Waste — Emissions Share in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Waste — Emissions Share was 19.64 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Waste — Emissions Share in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for waste — emissions share in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is 19.64 %, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 13.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste — emissions share in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines peaked at 19.64 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 7.09 %, in 1998.
That places Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 7th out of 222 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.
Waste — Emissions Share in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 9.36 % | — |
| 1991 | 9.93 % | +6.1% |
| 1992 | 10.09 % | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 8.13 % | -19.4% |
| 1994 | 7.89 % | -3.0% |
| 1995 | 7.94 % | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 7.99 % | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 8.01 % | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 7.09 % | -11.5% |
| 1999 | 7.23 % | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 7.92 % | +9.5% |
| 2001 | 7.91 % | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 14.01 % | +77.1% |
| 2003 | 15.68 % | +11.9% |
| 2004 | 15.65 % | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 15.9 % | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 15.6 % | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 15.68 % | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 15.65 % | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 14.67 % | -6.3% |
| 2010 | 15.6 % | +6.3% |
| 2011 | 16.53 % | +6.0% |
| 2012 | 16.58 % | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 17.29 % | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 17.23 % | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 17.18 % | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 17.56 % | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 17.32 % | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 17.32 % | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 17.95 % | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 18.45 % | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 18.99 % | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 19.39 % | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 19.64 % | +1.3% |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines compared with similar countries
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines's 19.64 % is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.57 %, 3.5× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines's 19.64 % is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5.74 %, 3.4× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Waste — Emissions Share in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +77.1% | 7.91 % | 14.01 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.37 % | 7.09 % | 10.09 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.87 % | 7.91 % | 15.9 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.06 % | 15.6 % | 17.95 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.12 % | 18.45 % | 19.64 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- 4 Equatorial Guinea 22.25 % compare
- 5 Kiribati 21.51 % compare
- 6 British Virgin Islands 19.7 % compare
- 8 China, Macao SAR 19.61 % compare
- 9 Malta 18.52 % compare
- 10 Solomon Islands 17.67 % compare
More climate change data for Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 97,900 kg (2023)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 27.1 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 10.07 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 17.03 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.038 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.6082 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 0.0586 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 0.053 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 0.0056 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.0002 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is waste — emissions share in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Waste — emissions share in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines was 19.64 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest waste — emissions share recorded in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- The highest recorded value was 19.64 % in 2023.
- What is the lowest waste — emissions share recorded in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.09 % in 1998.
- How does Saint Vincent and the Grenadines rank for waste — emissions share?
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 7th out of 222 countries with data for 2023.
- Is waste — emissions share rising or falling in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 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.