All sectors without LULUCF — Emissions per capita in Melanesia
Melanesia: All sectors without LULUCF — Emissions per capita was 1.36 t CO2eq/cap in 2023. ▼ Falling
All sectors without LULUCF — Emissions per capita in Melanesia, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t CO2eq/cap.
Analysis
The most recent figure for all sectors without lulucf — emissions per capita in Melanesia is 1.36 t CO2eq/cap, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, all sectors without lulucf — emissions per capita in Melanesia peaked at 1.91 t CO2eq/cap in 1998 and was at its lowest, 1.29 t CO2eq/cap, in 2012.
That places Melanesia 198th out of 223 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
All sectors without LULUCF — Emissions per capita in Melanesia, year by year
| Year | t CO2eq/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.59 t CO2eq/cap | — |
| 1991 | 1.55 t CO2eq/cap | -2.5% |
| 1992 | 1.56 t CO2eq/cap | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 1.55 t CO2eq/cap | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 1.51 t CO2eq/cap | -2.6% |
| 1995 | 1.48 t CO2eq/cap | -2.0% |
| 1996 | 1.47 t CO2eq/cap | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 1.49 t CO2eq/cap | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 1.91 t CO2eq/cap | +28.2% |
| 1999 | 1.42 t CO2eq/cap | -25.7% |
| 2000 | 1.53 t CO2eq/cap | +7.7% |
| 2001 | 1.5 t CO2eq/cap | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 1.53 t CO2eq/cap | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 1.54 t CO2eq/cap | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 1.66 t CO2eq/cap | +7.8% |
| 2005 | 1.7 t CO2eq/cap | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 1.74 t CO2eq/cap | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 1.77 t CO2eq/cap | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 1.66 t CO2eq/cap | -6.2% |
| 2009 | 1.42 t CO2eq/cap | -14.5% |
| 2010 | 1.33 t CO2eq/cap | -6.3% |
| 2011 | 1.34 t CO2eq/cap | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 1.29 t CO2eq/cap | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 1.33 t CO2eq/cap | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 1.45 t CO2eq/cap | +9.0% |
| 2015 | 1.47 t CO2eq/cap | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 1.44 t CO2eq/cap | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 1.39 t CO2eq/cap | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 1.45 t CO2eq/cap | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 1.45 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.38 t CO2eq/cap | -4.8% |
| 2021 | 1.32 t CO2eq/cap | -4.3% |
| 2022 | 1.34 t CO2eq/cap | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 1.36 t CO2eq/cap | +1.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where All sectors without LULUCF — Emissions per capita 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 | +28.2% | 1.49 t CO2eq/cap | 1.91 t CO2eq/cap |
| 1999 | -25.7% | 1.91 t CO2eq/cap | 1.42 t CO2eq/cap |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.55 t CO2eq/cap | 1.42 t CO2eq/cap | 1.91 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.6 t CO2eq/cap | 1.42 t CO2eq/cap | 1.77 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.39 t CO2eq/cap | 1.29 t CO2eq/cap | 1.47 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.35 t CO2eq/cap | 1.32 t CO2eq/cap | 1.38 t CO2eq/cap | 4 |
Countries ranked near Melanesia
- 196 Benin 1.38 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 196 Ghana 1.38 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 198 Polynesia 1.36 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 200 Bangladesh 1.34 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 201 Mozambique 1.32 t CO2eq/cap compare
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 all sectors without lulucf — emissions per capita in Melanesia?
- All sectors without lulucf — emissions per capita in Melanesia was 1.36 t CO2eq/cap in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest all sectors without lulucf — emissions per capita recorded in Melanesia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.91 t CO2eq/cap in 1998.
- What is the lowest all sectors without lulucf — emissions per capita recorded in Melanesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.29 t CO2eq/cap in 2012.
- How does Melanesia rank for all sectors without lulucf — emissions per capita?
- Melanesia ranks 198th out of 223 countries with data for 2023.
- Is all sectors without lulucf — emissions per capita rising or falling in Melanesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. 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 All sectors without LULUCF — 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.