Melanesia vs Western Asia: Farm gate — Emissions per capita
Farm gate — Emissions per capita over time
- Melanesia
- Western Asia
How they compare
Melanesia currently reports 2.08 t CO2eq/cap against 0.48 t CO2eq/cap in Western Asia, a difference of 1.6 t CO2eq/cap.
That makes Melanesia's figure about 4.3 times Western Asia's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Melanesia has been ahead every year.
Melanesia ranks 31st and Western Asia ranks 32nd of 223 countries.
Melanesia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Melanesia | Western Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.75 t CO2eq/cap | 0.58 t CO2eq/cap | 3.17 t CO2eq/cap | Melanesia |
| 2000s | 3.27 t CO2eq/cap | 0.504 t CO2eq/cap | 2.76 t CO2eq/cap | Melanesia |
| 2010s | 2.41 t CO2eq/cap | 0.471 t CO2eq/cap | 1.94 t CO2eq/cap | Melanesia |
| 2020s | 2.11 t CO2eq/cap | 0.495 t CO2eq/cap | 1.62 t CO2eq/cap | Melanesia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher farm gate — emissions per capita, Melanesia or Western Asia?
- Melanesia, at 2.08 t CO2eq/cap against 0.48 t CO2eq/cap in Western Asia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in farm gate — emissions per capita between Melanesia and Western Asia?
- 1.6 t CO2eq/cap, with Melanesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Melanesia and Western Asia?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Melanesia and Western Asia rank globally for farm gate — emissions per capita?
- Melanesia ranks 31st and Western Asia ranks 32nd of 223 countries.
- 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.