Which has higher waste — emissions (co2eq), Melanesia or Zimbabwe?

Zimbabwe, at 1,684 kt against 1,662 kt in Melanesia as of 2023.

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

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 (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Melanesia vs Zimbabwe: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)

Melanesia

1,662 kt

in 2023

Zimbabwe

1,684 kt

in 2023

Melanesia rank

122nd

Zimbabwe rank

121st

Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) over time

Melanesia
Zimbabwe

How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 1,684 kt against 1,662 kt in Melanesia, a difference of 22 kt.

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

Melanesia ranks 122nd and Zimbabwe ranks 121st of 232 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Melanesia averaged higher in 2 and Zimbabwe in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Melanesia	Zimbabwe	Difference	Ahead
1960s	397.09 kt	308.52 kt	88.57 kt	Melanesia
1970s	546.96 kt	453.79 kt	93.18 kt	Melanesia
1980s	688.67 kt	767.04 kt	78.37 kt	Zimbabwe
1990s	839.14 kt	1,144 kt	304.74 kt	Zimbabwe
2000s	1,088 kt	1,240 kt	151.68 kt	Zimbabwe
2010s	1,388 kt	1,423 kt	34.72 kt	Zimbabwe
2020s	1,614 kt	1,635 kt	20.71 kt	Zimbabwe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions (co2eq), Melanesia or Zimbabwe?: Zimbabwe, at 1,684 kt against 1,662 kt in Melanesia as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2eq) between Melanesia and Zimbabwe?: 22 kt, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Melanesia and Zimbabwe?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Melanesia and Zimbabwe rank globally for waste — emissions (co2eq)?: Melanesia ranks 122nd and Zimbabwe ranks 121st of 232 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
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: 26 October 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