Eastern Asia vs Melanesia: Farm gate — Emissions per capita
Eastern Asia
0.66 t CO2eq/cap
in 2023
Melanesia
2.08 t CO2eq/cap
in 2023
Eastern Asia rank
29th
Melanesia rank
31st
Farm gate — Emissions per capita over time
- Eastern Asia
- Melanesia
How they compare
Melanesia currently reports 2.08 t CO2eq/cap against 0.66 t CO2eq/cap in Eastern Asia, a difference of 1.42 t CO2eq/cap.
That makes Melanesia's figure about 3.2 times Eastern Asia's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Melanesia has been ahead every year.
Eastern Asia ranks 29th and Melanesia ranks 31st of 32 groups.
Melanesia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eastern Asia | Melanesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.65 t CO2eq/cap | 3.75 t CO2eq/cap | 3.1 t CO2eq/cap | Melanesia |
| 2000s | 0.64 t CO2eq/cap | 3.27 t CO2eq/cap | 2.63 t CO2eq/cap | Melanesia |
| 2010s | 0.633 t CO2eq/cap | 2.41 t CO2eq/cap | 1.78 t CO2eq/cap | Melanesia |
| 2020s | 0.65 t CO2eq/cap | 2.11 t CO2eq/cap | 1.46 t CO2eq/cap | Melanesia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher farm gate — emissions per capita, Eastern Asia or Melanesia?
- Melanesia, at 2.08 t CO2eq/cap against 0.66 t CO2eq/cap in Eastern Asia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in farm gate — emissions per capita between Eastern Asia and Melanesia?
- 1.42 t CO2eq/cap, with Melanesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eastern Asia and Melanesia?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Eastern Asia and Melanesia rank globally for farm gate — emissions per capita?
- Eastern Asia ranks 29th and Melanesia ranks 31st of 32 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Farm gate — Emissions per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.