Agrifood systems — Emissions per capita in Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands: Agrifood systems — Emissions per capita was 0.45 t CO2eq/cap in 2023. ▲ Rising
Agrifood systems — Emissions per capita in Marshall Islands, 1991–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t CO2eq/cap.
Analysis
Marshall Islands recorded 0.45 t CO2eq/cap for agrifood systems — emissions per capita in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.7% on the previous year and up 40.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agrifood systems — emissions per capita in Marshall Islands peaked at 0.48 t CO2eq/cap in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.04 t CO2eq/cap, in 1991.
That places Marshall Islands 215th out of 223 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Agrifood systems — Emissions per capita in Marshall Islands, year by year
| Year | t CO2eq/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.04 t CO2eq/cap | — |
| 1992 | 0.22 t CO2eq/cap | +450.0% |
| 1993 | 0.22 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.22 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.22 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.23 t CO2eq/cap | +4.5% |
| 1997 | 0.23 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.24 t CO2eq/cap | +4.3% |
| 1999 | 0.24 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.24 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.25 t CO2eq/cap | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 0.27 t CO2eq/cap | +8.0% |
| 2003 | 0.27 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.28 t CO2eq/cap | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 0.28 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.29 t CO2eq/cap | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 0.31 t CO2eq/cap | +6.9% |
| 2008 | 0.31 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.32 t CO2eq/cap | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 0.3 t CO2eq/cap | -6.3% |
| 2011 | 0.32 t CO2eq/cap | +6.7% |
| 2012 | 0.32 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.32 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.34 t CO2eq/cap | +6.3% |
| 2015 | 0.36 t CO2eq/cap | +5.9% |
| 2016 | 0.44 t CO2eq/cap | +22.2% |
| 2017 | 0.45 t CO2eq/cap | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 0.46 t CO2eq/cap | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 0.47 t CO2eq/cap | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 0.48 t CO2eq/cap | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 0.4 t CO2eq/cap | -16.7% |
| 2022 | 0.43 t CO2eq/cap | +7.5% |
| 2023 | 0.45 t CO2eq/cap | +4.7% |
Marshall Islands compared with similar countries
- Marshall Islands's 0.45 t CO2eq/cap is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.73 t CO2eq/cap, 26% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Marshall Islands's 0.45 t CO2eq/cap is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.44 t CO2eq/cap, 31% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Agrifood systems — Emissions per capita in Marshall Islands 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +450.0% | 0.04 t CO2eq/cap | 0.22 t CO2eq/cap |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2067 t CO2eq/cap | 0.04 t CO2eq/cap | 0.24 t CO2eq/cap | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.282 t CO2eq/cap | 0.24 t CO2eq/cap | 0.32 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.378 t CO2eq/cap | 0.3 t CO2eq/cap | 0.47 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.44 t CO2eq/cap | 0.4 t CO2eq/cap | 0.48 t CO2eq/cap | 4 |
Countries ranked near Marshall Islands
- 212 Nauru 0.48 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 212 Nauru 0.48 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 214 Yemen 0.46 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 216 British Virgin Islands 0.43 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 217 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 0.38 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 218 Micronesia 0.33 t CO2eq/cap compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is agrifood systems — emissions per capita in Marshall Islands?
- Agrifood systems — emissions per capita in Marshall Islands was 0.45 t CO2eq/cap in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agrifood systems — emissions per capita recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.48 t CO2eq/cap in 2020.
- What is the lowest agrifood systems — emissions per capita recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.04 t CO2eq/cap in 1991.
- How does Marshall Islands rank for agrifood systems — emissions per capita?
- Marshall Islands ranks 215th out of 223 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agrifood systems — emissions per capita rising or falling in Marshall Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Marshall Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agrifood systems — Emissions per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.