In Bosna and Herzegovina, the total emissions of greenhouse gases in the waste sector in 2017 amounted to 944,5 gigagram1 of CO2-eq (equivalent to CO2 emissions).
There was a simultaneous decrease of emissions from solid waste disposal and an increase of total emission of greenhouse gases of 1% compared to the emission in 2016.
In 2017, several large wastewater treatment plants in BiH were fully operational, and this resulted in a change in the displayed share of sources of greenhouse gas emissions in BiH.
The reason for the growth of CH4 emissions is a significant increase in the share of wastewater disposal and, consequently, emissions resulting from this process.
At the same time there was a drop in emissions from waste disposal sites and N2O from wastewater management, BiH’s Agency for Statistics reports.
The more detailed report can be read here.
