Cameroon vs Melanesia: Waste — Emissions per capita
Cameroon
0.12 t CO2eq/cap
in 2023
Melanesia
0.13 t CO2eq/cap
in 2023
Cameroon rank
147th
Melanesia rank
144th
Waste — Emissions per capita over time
- Cameroon
- Melanesia
How they compare
Melanesia currently reports 0.13 t CO2eq/cap against 0.12 t CO2eq/cap in Cameroon, a difference of 0.01 t CO2eq/cap.
That makes Melanesia's figure about 1.1 times Cameroon's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Melanesia has been ahead every year.
Cameroon ranks 147th and Melanesia ranks 144th of 208 countries.
Melanesia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Melanesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.113 t CO2eq/cap | 0.138 t CO2eq/cap | 0.025 t CO2eq/cap | Melanesia |
| 2000s | 0.103 t CO2eq/cap | 0.131 t CO2eq/cap | 0.028 t CO2eq/cap | Melanesia |
| 2010s | 0.117 t CO2eq/cap | 0.13 t CO2eq/cap | 0.013 t CO2eq/cap | Melanesia |
| 2020s | 0.12 t CO2eq/cap | 0.13 t CO2eq/cap | 0.01 t CO2eq/cap | Melanesia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher waste — emissions per capita, Cameroon or Melanesia?
- Melanesia, at 0.13 t CO2eq/cap against 0.12 t CO2eq/cap in Cameroon as of 2023.
- What is the difference in waste — emissions per capita between Cameroon and Melanesia?
- 0.01 t CO2eq/cap, with Melanesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Melanesia?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Cameroon and Melanesia rank globally for waste — emissions per capita?
- Cameroon ranks 147th and Melanesia ranks 144th of 208 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Waste — 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.