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Non-CO2 GHG emissions by sector (Mt CO2 eq) - Waste by country

Waste sector non-CO2 emissions are generated from the World Resource Institute's Climate Watch. Climate Watch Historical Emission data contains sector-level greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions data for 194 countries and the European Union (EU) for the period 1990-2018, including emissions of the six major GHGs from most...

Countries reporting
186
Highest
197.58
China
Lowest
0.01
Tuvalu
Median
1.94
Years covered
29
1990–2018
Data points
5,452

What the numbers show

Non-CO2 GHG emissions by sector (Mt CO2 eq) - Waste is currently reported for 186 countries. The highest value is 197.58 in China; the lowest is 0.01 in Tuvalu.

The median across all reporting countries is 1.94, and the mean is 8.59.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 19,758.

Over the past decade 141 countries rose and 35 fell. The largest increase was in Qatar (up 103.6%), and the largest decrease in Cote d'Ivoire (down 57.9%).

Non-CO2 GHG emissions by sector (Mt CO2 eq) - Waste: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 China 197.58 2018 up 40.7% falling
2 Indonesia 133.83 2018 down 5.2% falling
3 United States 133.24 2018 down 11.3% falling
4 Russia 117.21 2018 up 24.2% rising
5 India 83.16 2018 up 15.8% rising
6 Brazil 70.22 2018 up 19.0% rising
7 Mexico 46.76 2018 up 63.9% rising
8 Iran 46.65 2018 up 16.6% rising
9 Saudi Arabia 28.06 2018 up 25.7% rising
10 Egypt 27.97 2018 up 23.4% rising
11 South Africa 24.83 2018 up 26.1% rising
12 Argentina 21.67 2018 up 16.6% rising
13 Bangladesh 20.64 2018 up 14.6% rising
14 Malaysia 20.62 2018 up 29.8% rising
15 Vietnam 20.39 2018 up 26.9% volatile
16 United Arab Emirates 20.38 2018 up 81.6% volatile
17 Canada 18.27 2018 down 2.9% flat
18 United Kingdom 17.39 2018 down 53.3% falling
19 Colombia 17.1 2018 up 23.3% rising
20 Italy 16.98 2018 down 13.6% falling
21 Turkey 16.71 2018 down 5.7% rising
22 Democratic Republic of Congo 15.07 2018 up 37.6% rising
23 France 14.78 2018 down 24.6% falling
24 Algeria 14.48 2018 up 21.6% rising
25 Ukraine 14.45 2018 up 15.0% rising
26 Nigeria 14.1 2018 up 30.2% volatile
27 Philippines 13.77 2018 up 19.8% rising
28 Spain 13.1 2018 up 1.5% rising
29 Thailand 12.72 2018 up 7.3% rising
30 Australia 12.31 2018 down 17.2% falling
31 Bahrain 12.28 2018 up 43.5% rising
32 Ecuador 12.02 2018 up 19.0% rising
33 Peru 11.39 2018 up 15.2% rising
34 Iraq 11.33 2018 up 35.9% rising
35 Venezuela 10.95 2018 up 19.3% rising
36 Poland 10.03 2018 down 23.3% falling
37 South Korea 9.62 2018 down 14.3% falling
38 Pakistan 9.23 2018 up 20.5% rising
39 Germany 8.63 2018 down 46.6% falling
40 Israel 8.33 2018 up 16.8% falling
41 Paraguay 7.72 2018 up 14.0% rising
42 Uzbekistan 7.05 2018 up 20.9% rising
43 Japan 6.8 2018 down 26.9% falling
44 Niger 6.66 2018 up 53.5% rising
45 Syria 6.61 2018 up 15.0% rising
46 Belarus 6.5 2018 up 18.2% rising
47 Portugal 6.35 2018 down 9.7% rising
48 Tanzania 6.07 2018 up 30.5% rising
49 Serbia 5.73 2018 up 18.9% rising
50 Romania 5.68 2018 up 5.6% rising
51 Kazakhstan 5.58 2018 up 22.9% rising
52 Jordan 5.57 2018 up 38.6% falling
53 Myanmar 5.15 2018 up 13.7% rising
54 Chile 4.97 2018 up 35.4% rising
55 Ethiopia 4.89 2018 up 20.1% rising
56 Morocco 4.8 2018 up 15.1% rising
57 Czechia 4.7 2018 up 9.8% rising
58 Papua New Guinea 4.63 2018 up 25.1% rising
59 Greece 4.58 2018 down 4.0% falling
60 Azerbaijan 4.1 2018 up 33.6% rising
61 Senegal 4.07 2018 up 34.3% rising
62 Mozambique 3.99 2018 up 33.0% rising
63 Bulgaria 3.94 2018 down 19.1% falling
63 Cameroon 3.94 2018 up 30.9% rising
65 New Zealand 3.89 2018 down 9.1% flat
66 Sudan 3.72 2018 up 30.5% rising
67 Ghana 3.65 2018 up 29.4% rising
68 Afghanistan 3.53 2018 up 33.2% rising
69 Sri Lanka 3.42 2018 up 11.4% volatile
70 Hungary 3.26 2018 down 22.0% falling
71 Singapore 3.22 2018 up 43.8% rising
72 Georgia 3.2 2018 down 1.8% falling
73 Cuba 3.16 2018 up 9.7% rising
74 Tunisia 3.14 2018 up 18.0% rising
75 Lebanon 3.07 2018 up 26.3% rising
76 Central African Republic 3.03 2018 up 4.5% rising
77 Bolivia 2.97 2018 up 30.3% rising
78 Honduras 2.91 2018 up 19.8% falling
79 Netherlands 2.88 2018 down 43.1% falling
80 Dominican Republic 2.68 2018 up 17.0% rising
81 South Sudan 2.54 2018 up 43.5% rising
82 Panama 2.5 2018 up 44.5% rising
83 Kuwait 2.44 2018 up 47.0% rising
83 Somalia 2.44 2018 up 29.1% rising
85 Barbados 2.28 2018 up 2.7% rising
86 Chad 2.26 2018 up 37.0% rising
87 Cote d'Ivoire 2.2 2018 down 57.9% volatile
88 El Salvador 2.1 2018 up 8.2% rising
89 Guinea 2.09 2018 up 33.1% rising
90 Costa Rica 2.08 2018 up 19.5% rising
91 Grenada 2.02 2018 up 5.2% rising
92 Uruguay 2.01 2018 up 11.0% rising
93 Guatemala 1.94 2018 up 25.2% rising
94 Uganda 1.93 2018 up 38.8% rising
95 Mauritius 1.92 2018 up 17.8% rising
96 Finland 1.88 2018 down 29.9% falling
97 Croatia 1.87 2018 up 15.4% rising
98 Moldova 1.83 2018 up 3.4% falling
99 Angola 1.75 2018 up 42.3% rising
100 Libya 1.67 2018 up 14.4% rising
101 North Korea 1.5 2018 up 6.4% rising
102 Slovakia 1.49 2018 up 4.9% rising
103 Haiti 1.47 2018 up 19.5% rising
104 Austria 1.46 2018 down 39.9% falling
105 Sierra Leone 1.42 2018 up 29.1% rising
106 Turkmenistan 1.4 2018 up 19.7% rising
107 Kenya 1.35 2018 up 35.0% rising
108 North Macedonia 1.26 2018 up 23.5% rising
109 Trinidad and Tobago 1.23 2018 up 19.4% rising
110 Qatar 1.14 2018 up 103.6% volatile
111 Burkina Faso 1.13 2018 up 41.2% rising
112 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.12 2018 down 10.4% rising
113 Belgium 1.11 2018 down 45.9% falling
114 Norway 1.09 2018 down 24.8% falling
114 Oman 1.09 2018 up 65.2% rising
116 Nicaragua 1.06 2018 up 17.8% rising
117 Sweden 1.04 2018 down 46.9% falling
118 Albania 0.99 2018 up 2.1% rising
119 Nepal 0.98 2018 up 18.1% rising
120 Togo 0.96 2018 up 33.3% rising
121 Ireland 0.91 2018 up 51.7% falling
121 Lithuania 0.91 2018 down 35.5% falling
121 Madagascar 0.91 2018 up 33.8% rising
124 Denmark 0.87 2018 down 25.6% falling
124 Tajikistan 0.87 2018 up 24.3% flat
126 Switzerland 0.8 2018 down 13.0% falling
127 Kyrgyzstan 0.78 2018 up 2.6% falling
128 Armenia 0.74 2018 down 1.3% flat
129 Gabon 0.73 2018 up 28.1% rising
130 Congo 0.71 2018 up 31.5% rising
131 Latvia 0.67 2018 down 8.2% rising
132 Eritrea 0.62 2018 up 26.5% rising
133 Mali 0.61 2018 up 38.6% rising
134 Eswatini 0.59 2018 up 15.7% rising
135 Cyprus 0.55 2018 up 10.0% rising
135 Cambodia 0.55 2018 up 22.2% rising
137 Jamaica 0.53 2018 up 3.9% rising
137 Namibia 0.53 2018 up 26.2% rising
139 Slovenia 0.52 2018 down 23.5% falling
140 Malawi 0.44 2018 up 37.5% rising
141 Burundi 0.42 2018 up 35.5% rising
142 Gambia 0.38 2018 up 40.7% volatile
143 Solomon Islands 0.36 2018 up 24.1% rising
144 Rwanda 0.31 2018 up 34.8% rising
145 Montenegro 0.29 2018 up 7.4% rising
146 Saint Lucia 0.26 2018 up 13.0% volatile
146 Lesotho 0.26 2018 up 18.2% rising
148 Benin 0.25 2018 up 38.9% falling
148 Botswana 0.25 2018 up 25.0% rising
148 Estonia 0.25 2018 down 43.2% falling
148 Mongolia 0.25 2018 up 19.0% rising
152 Belize 0.24 2018 up 33.3% volatile
153 Bahamas 0.22 2018 up 22.2% rising
153 Equatorial Guinea 0.22 2018 up 29.4% rising
153 Iceland 0.22 2018 down 26.7% rising
156 Laos 0.21 2018 up 16.7% falling
157 Djibouti 0.2 2018 up 17.6% rising
158 Antigua and Barbuda 0.19 2018 up 11.8% rising
159 Brunei 0.17 2018 up 13.3% rising
159 Malta 0.17 2018 up 54.5% rising
161 Guyana 0.16 2018 up 6.7% rising
161 Vanuatu 0.16 2018 up 33.3% rising
161 Samoa 0.16 2018 up 6.7% rising
164 Mauritania 0.15 2018 up 25.0% falling
165 Maldives 0.14 2018 up 55.6% rising
166 Fiji 0.13 2018 up 8.3% rising
166 Liberia 0.13 2018 up 30.0% rising
168 Guinea-Bissau 0.11 2018 up 37.5% rising
169 Suriname 0.1 2018 up 11.1% rising
170 Seychelles 0.09 2018 up 12.5% rising
171 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.08 2018 up 14.3% rising
172 Bhutan 0.07 2018 up 16.7% rising
172 Luxembourg 0.07 2018 down 36.4% falling
174 East Timor 0.06 2018 up 100.0% rising
174 Tonga 0.06 2018 unchanged falling
174 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.06 2018 unchanged rising
177 Andorra 0.05 2018 unchanged rising
177 Cape Verde 0.05 2018 up 66.7% rising
179 Dominica 0.03 2018 unchanged falling
179 Marshall Islands 0.03 2018 unchanged rising
181 Kiribati 0.02 2018 up 100.0% rising
181 Palau 0.02 2018 unchanged rising
183 Comoros 0.01 2018 — volatile
183 Micronesia (country) 0.01 2018 unchanged rising
183 Sao Tome and Principe 0.01 2018 unchanged volatile
183 Tuvalu 0.01 2018 unchanged flat

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Indicator
Non-CO2 GHG emissions by sector (Mt CO2 eq) - Waste
Source
Climate Watch. 2020. Washington, DC: World Resources Institute. Available online at: https://www.climatewatchdata.org
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
188 places, 5,452 data points, 1990–2018
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Waste sector non-CO2 emissions are generated from the World Resource Institute's Climate Watch. Climate Watch Historical Emission data contains sector-level greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions data for 194 countries and the European Union (EU) for the period 1990-2018, including emissions of the six major GHGs from most major sources and sinks. Non-CO2 emissions are expressed in CO2 equivalents using 100-year global warming potential values from IPCC Fourth Assessment Report. Climate Watch Historical GHG Emissions data (previously published through CAIT Climate Data Explorer) are derived from several sources. Any use of the Land-Use Change and Forestry or Agriculture indicator should be cited as FAO 2020, FAOSTAT Emissions Database. Any use of CO2 emissions from fuel combustion data should be cited as CO2 Emissions from Fuel Combustion, OECD/IEA, 2020.