Papua New Guinea vs Sierra Leone: Waste — Emissions Share

Papua New Guinea
5.4 %
in 2023
Sierra Leone
5.43 %
in 2023
Papua New Guinea rank
98th
Sierra Leone rank
96th

Waste — Emissions Share over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Sierra Leone
0246199020062023

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 5.43 % against 5.4 % in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.03 %.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 98th and Sierra Leone ranks 96th of 222 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 2 and Sierra Leone in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1990s 0.994 % 3.98 % 2.98 % Sierra Leone
2000s 3.57 % 5.03 % 1.47 % Sierra Leone
2010s 4.82 % 4.8 % 0.015 % Papua New Guinea
2020s 5.51 % 5.21 % 0.305 % Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions share, Papua New Guinea or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at 5.43 % against 5.4 % in Papua New Guinea as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions share between Papua New Guinea and Sierra Leone?
0.03 %, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Sierra Leone?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Papua New Guinea and Sierra Leone rank globally for waste — emissions share?
Papua New Guinea ranks 98th and Sierra Leone ranks 96th of 222 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Waste — Emissions Share (N2O). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Waste — Emissions Share (N2O)
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
254 places, 8,412 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

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.