Which has higher waste — emissions, Melanesia or Uruguay?

Uruguay, at 1.36 kt against 1 kt in Melanesia as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Melanesia and Uruguay?

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 (CO2). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Melanesia vs Uruguay: Waste — Emissions (CO2)

Melanesia

1 kt

in 2023

Uruguay

1.36 kt

in 2023

Melanesia rank

110th

Uruguay rank

107th

Waste — Emissions (CO2) over time

Melanesia
Uruguay

How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 1.36 kt against 1 kt in Melanesia, a difference of 0.36 kt.

That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.4 times Melanesia's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Uruguay has been ahead every year.

Melanesia ranks 110th and Uruguay ranks 107th of 169 countries.

Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Melanesia	Uruguay	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0 kt	0 kt	0 kt	—
1970s	0.251 kt	0.9515 kt	0.7005 kt	Uruguay
1980s	0.3969 kt	1.05 kt	0.651 kt	Uruguay
1990s	0.603 kt	1.17 kt	0.562 kt	Uruguay
2000s	0.7457 kt	1.25 kt	0.5073 kt	Uruguay
2010s	0.86 kt	1.31 kt	0.453 kt	Uruguay
2020s	0.9692 kt	1.35 kt	0.3858 kt	Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions, Melanesia or Uruguay?: Uruguay, at 1.36 kt against 1 kt in Melanesia as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions between Melanesia and Uruguay?: 0.36 kt, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Melanesia and Uruguay?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Melanesia and Uruguay rank globally for waste — emissions?: Melanesia ranks 110th and Uruguay ranks 107th of 169 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Waste — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Waste — Emissions (CO2)
Unit: kt
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 202 places, 11,581 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