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
5.A. Solid waste disposal	CH4	1525	1518	1487	1457	1351	1240	1187	1078	986	996	977	969	881	904	763	736	790	743	716	678	611	623	611	581	575	546	515	494	483	465	458	433	421
5.B. Biological treatment of solid waste	CH4	30	36	38	46	48	51	61	70	76	83	91	93	105	117	111	116	128	135	131	144	143	137	139	146	166	191	252	285	313	351	400	479	524
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	38	36	35	37	36	38	39	42	44	45	46	45	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
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
5.D. Waste water treatment and discharge	CH4	67	68	66	65	68	72	71	76	76	78	82	81	81	81	79	82	81	80	79	78	77	76	79	80	83	77	80	82	83	84	89	87	84
5.D. Waste water treatment and discharge	N2O	301	274	278	201	225	218	178	181	171	144	154	149	174	135	124	147	123	138	179	114	124	133	115	129	132	137	131	133	134	128	131	127	127
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
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
5. Waste	total	1960	1936	1913	1810	1734	1625	1547	1456	1358	1358	1364	1350	1304	1304	1131	1138	1182	1159	1168	1079	1016	1027	999	995	1015	1010	1039	1057	1081	1094	1144	1191	1222
Updated: 29/2-2024