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
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	604	570	561	530	499	478	468	451	447	424	410	400
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	140	145	170	195	260	289	315	356	409	487	531	583
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	36	37	41	43	45	46	48	51	48	46	49
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
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
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	100	100	103	98	100	102	102	98	97
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
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
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
5. Waste	total	2034	2017	1917	1879	1780	1651	1571	1485	1397	1405	1397	1377	1327	1336	1161	1154	1230	1197	1160	1121	1034	1040	1008	1000	1025	1019	1050	1065	1082	1100	1158	1205	1231	1270
Updated: 27/2-2025