Waste Sector Contribution to Global GHG Emission Growth 2012-2018

Waste sector data quantifies its aggregate contribution to total greenhouse gas emission growth from 2012 to 2018. World Bank staff calculated this indicator using historical emissions data covering 194 countries and the European Union. The underlying source data spans from 1990 to 2018.

Use Cases

• Rank countries by waste_sector_contribution_to_growth to identify top priorities for waste management policy.
• Correlate waste_sector_growth with national development indicators to assess economic drivers.
• Model future emission trajectories using the 2012-2018 waste_sector_growth rate as a baseline.
• Compare waste_sector_contribution against other sectoral data like agriculture or energy for cross-sectoral policy analysis.

Strengths

• Data covers 194 countries and the European Union, providing a global perspective.
• Emissions data includes six major greenhouse gases converted to CO2 equivalents.
• Underlying source data has a 28-year temporal coverage from 1990 to 2018.

Limitations

• The derived indicator only covers a 6-year period (2012-2018), which is a short time series.
• Specific column names, row counts, and data granularity (e.g., sub-national) are unknown.
• Non-CO2 emissions rely on global warming potential values from the 2007 IPCC Fourth Assessment Report, which may be outdated.

Provenance

Source

World Resource Institute's Climate Watch historical emissions data, with calculations by World Bank staff.

Collection Method

Calculated aggregate contribution of the Waste sector to total emission growth using greenhouse gas emissions data.

Time Range

Primary indicator covers 2012-2018; source data covers 1990-2018.

Freshness

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Geography

194 countries and the European Union.