Tokelau vs Western Africa: Waste — Emissions Share
Tokelau
12.5 %
in 2023
Western Africa
4.35 %
in 2023
Tokelau rank
17th
Western Africa rank
15th
Waste — Emissions Share over time
- Tokelau
- Western Africa
How they compare
Tokelau currently reports 12.5 % against 4.35 % in Western Africa, a difference of 8.15 %.
That makes Tokelau's figure about 2.9 times Western Africa's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Tokelau ahead.
Tokelau ranks 17th and Western Africa ranks 15th of 222 countries.
Tokelau has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Tokelau | Western Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25 % | 3.27 % | 21.73 % | Tokelau |
| 2000s | 10 % | 3.75 % | 6.25 % | Tokelau |
| 2010s | 13.67 % | 4.04 % | 9.63 % | Tokelau |
| 2020s | 11.25 % | 4.2 % | 7.05 % | Tokelau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher waste — emissions share, Tokelau or Western Africa?
- Tokelau, at 12.5 % against 4.35 % in Western Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in waste — emissions share between Tokelau and Western Africa?
- 8.15 %, with Tokelau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Tokelau and Western Africa?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Tokelau and Western Africa rank globally for waste — emissions share?
- Tokelau ranks 17th and Western Africa ranks 15th 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
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.