Figure 1 background data - Greenhouse gas emissions for the waste sector, kt CO2 equivalents.
		1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
5.A. Solid waste disposal	CH4	1272	1261	1226	1191	1083	968	914	802	707	715	697	688	600	625	487	464	521	478	456	422	360	380	368	341	337	318	287	271	266	254	255	236	226	220	212
5.B. Biological treatment of solid waste	CH4	30	36	38	45	47	51	60	70	75	83	91	93	105	116	111	116	128	135	130	143	143	139	140	139	167	194	256	284	309	341	392	464	488	528	521
5.B. Biological treatment of solid waste	N2O	13	15	16	17	19	18	21	25	26	32	35	34	40	41	32	34	36	40	37	41	39	38	38	35	39	45	45	46	40	42	44	44	41	46	45
5.C. Incineration and open burning of waste	CH4	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.01	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02
5.C. Incineration and open burning of waste	N2O	0.17	0.17	0.17	0.18	0.18	0.18	0.18	0.18	0.18	0.19	0.19	0.19	0.19	0.19	0.20	0.20	0.23	0.24	0.24	0.25	0.25	0.23	0.23	0.23	0.23	0.24	0.24	0.24	0.25	0.25	0.24	0.25	0.26	0.24	0.25
5.D. Waste water treatment and discharge	CH4	241	232	162	160	154	132	116	123	122	122	117	113	117	111	105	106	105	104	103	101	101	95	98	101	106	104	99	103	98	100	102	102	98	101	99
5.D. Waste water treatment and discharge	N2O	201	192	186	176	185	183	159	164	164	148	152	145	160	138	127	139	146	151	147	133	118	128	111	125	128	132	126	130	130	124	128	125	125	123	126
5.E. Other	CO2	16	17	19	16	16	19	19	18	16	17	17	16	16	18	15	16	16	14	17	17	16	15	14	16	16	15	15	14	18	15	15	14	15	12	12
5.E. Other	CH4	7	7	8	7	7	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	7	8	7	7	7	7	8	7	7	7	6	7	6	6	6	6	7	6	6	6	6	6	6
5. Waste	total	1781	1760	1655	1614	1511	1380	1298	1208	1117	1124	1116	1096	1046	1056	884	881	960	931	899	865	785	801	776	763	801	815	835	854	869	881	941	991	998	1035	1021
Updated: 25/2-2026