Which has higher waste — emissions, Polynesia or Vanuatu?

Vanuatu, at 3.07 kt against 2.53 kt in Polynesia as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Polynesia and Vanuatu?

63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Waste — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Polynesia vs Vanuatu: Waste — Emissions

Polynesia

2.53 kt

in 2023

Vanuatu

3.07 kt

in 2023

Polynesia rank

196th

Vanuatu rank

195th

Waste — Emissions over time

Polynesia
Vanuatu

How they compare

Vanuatu currently reports 3.07 kt against 2.53 kt in Polynesia, a difference of 0.54 kt.

That makes Vanuatu's figure about 1.2 times Polynesia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Polynesia ahead.

Polynesia ranks 196th and Vanuatu ranks 195th of 232 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Polynesia averaged higher in 5 and Vanuatu in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Polynesia	Vanuatu	Difference	Ahead
1960s	1.39 kt	0.4736 kt	0.914 kt	Polynesia
1970s	1.7 kt	0.6936 kt	1 kt	Polynesia
1980s	1.93 kt	0.9853 kt	0.9454 kt	Polynesia
1990s	2.07 kt	1.38 kt	0.6911 kt	Polynesia
2000s	2.25 kt	1.87 kt	0.385 kt	Polynesia
2010s	2.4 kt	2.52 kt	0.1235 kt	Vanuatu
2020s	2.51 kt	2.97 kt	0.466 kt	Vanuatu

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions, Polynesia or Vanuatu?: Vanuatu, at 3.07 kt against 2.53 kt in Polynesia as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions between Polynesia and Vanuatu?: 0.54 kt, with Vanuatu ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Polynesia and Vanuatu?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Polynesia and Vanuatu rank globally for waste — emissions?: Polynesia ranks 196th and Vanuatu ranks 195th of 232 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Waste — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Waste — Emissions (CH4)
Unit: kt
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 265 places, 15,268 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf