AFOLU — Emissions Share in Melanesia
Melanesia: AFOLU — Emissions Share was 38.47 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
AFOLU — Emissions Share in Melanesia, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for afolu — emissions share in Melanesia is 38.47 %, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.6% on the previous year and down 29.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, afolu — emissions share in Melanesia peaked at 89.03 % in 1997 and was at its lowest, 36.18 %, in 2020.
Melanesia ranks 138th of 223 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
AFOLU — Emissions Share in Melanesia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 60.69 % | — |
| 1991 | 59.95 % | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 59.39 % | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 59.41 % | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 59.2 % | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 59.55 % | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 57.16 % | -4.0% |
| 1997 | 89.03 % | +55.8% |
| 1998 | 38.78 % | -56.4% |
| 1999 | 55.17 % | +42.3% |
| 2000 | 47.8 % | -13.4% |
| 2001 | 51.46 % | +7.7% |
| 2002 | 51.91 % | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 53.42 % | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 55.01 % | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 41.96 % | -23.7% |
| 2006 | 39.99 % | -4.7% |
| 2007 | 44.68 % | +11.7% |
| 2008 | 39.5 % | -11.6% |
| 2009 | 52.09 % | +31.9% |
| 2010 | 56.14 % | +7.8% |
| 2011 | 55.52 % | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 55.64 % | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 54.37 % | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 44.33 % | -18.5% |
| 2015 | 46.45 % | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 36.36 % | -21.7% |
| 2017 | 36.53 % | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 39.51 % | +8.2% |
| 2019 | 37.68 % | -4.6% |
| 2020 | 36.18 % | -4.0% |
| 2021 | 36.19 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 37.12 % | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 38.47 % | +3.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where AFOLU — Emissions Share in Melanesia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | -56.4% | 89.03 % | 38.78 % |
| 1997 | +55.8% | 57.16 % | 89.03 % |
| 1999 | +42.3% | 38.78 % | 55.17 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 59.83 % | 38.78 % | 89.03 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 47.78 % | 39.5 % | 55.01 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.25 % | 36.36 % | 56.14 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.99 % | 36.18 % | 38.47 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Melanesia
More climate change data for Melanesia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 27.63 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 4,815 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,051 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3,764 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 3.97 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 134.44 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 187.9 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 156.62 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 31.29 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.591 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is afolu — emissions share in Melanesia?
- Afolu — emissions share in Melanesia was 38.47 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest afolu — emissions share recorded in Melanesia?
- The highest recorded value was 89.03 % in 1997.
- What is the lowest afolu — emissions share recorded in Melanesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.18 % in 2020.
- How does Melanesia rank for afolu — emissions share?
- Melanesia ranks 138th out of 223 countries with data for 2023.
- Is afolu — emissions share rising or falling in Melanesia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Melanesia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of AFOLU — Emissions Share (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.