Waste — Emissions Share in United States
United States: Waste — Emissions Share was 4.1 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Waste — Emissions Share in United States, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
United States recorded 4.1 % for waste — emissions share in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 23.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste — emissions share in United States peaked at 4.1 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.28 %, in 1990.
United States ranks 134th of 222 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Waste — Emissions Share in United States, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.28 % | — |
| 1991 | 2.38 % | +4.4% |
| 1992 | 2.37 % | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 2.42 % | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 2.41 % | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 2.46 % | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 2.47 % | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 2.56 % | +3.6% |
| 1998 | 2.64 % | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 2.73 % | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 2.79 % | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 2.9 % | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 2.97 % | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 3.01 % | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 3.08 % | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 3.13 % | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 3.1 % | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 3.12 % | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 3.26 % | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 3.28 % | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 3.17 % | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 3.21 % | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 3.32 % | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 3.33 % | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 3.41 % | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 3.49 % | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 3.58 % | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 3.74 % | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 3.7 % | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 3.83 % | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 3.89 % | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 3.9 % | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 4.03 % | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 4.1 % | +1.7% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 4.1 % is below the median for high income countries, which is 4.84 %, 85% of the median. (61 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.47 % | 2.28 % | 2.73 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.06 % | 2.79 % | 3.28 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.48 % | 3.17 % | 3.83 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.98 % | 3.89 % | 4.1 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near United States
- 131 Cook Islands 4.44 % compare
- 132 Bahrain 4.41 % compare
- 133 Micronesia 4.2 % compare
- 135 Türkiye 4.07 % compare
- 135 Turkey 4.07 % compare
- 137 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 4.05 % compare
- 137 Republic of Moldova 4.05 % compare
- 137 Moldova 4.05 % compare
More climate change data for United States
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 274,482 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 60,922 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 213,560 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 229.89 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 7,627 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 107,381 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 89,068 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 18,313 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 336.11 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 654.05 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is waste — emissions share in United States?
- Waste — emissions share in United States was 4.1 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest waste — emissions share recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 4.1 % in 2023.
- What is the lowest waste — emissions share recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.28 % in 1990.
- How does United States rank for waste — emissions share?
- United States ranks 134th out of 222 countries with data for 2023.
- Is waste — emissions share rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States 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.