Emissions from crops — Emissions Share (CH4) (Share CH4) in Melanesia
Melanesia: Emissions from crops — Emissions Share (CH4) (Share CH4) was 0.41 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Emissions from crops — Emissions Share in Melanesia, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, emissions from crops — emissions share in Melanesia stood at 0.41 %.
The figure is down 22.6% on the previous year and down 19.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, emissions from crops — emissions share in Melanesia peaked at 1.44 % in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.26 %, in 1997.
That places Melanesia 123rd out of 199 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Emissions from crops — Emissions Share (CH4) (Share CH4) in Melanesia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.44 % | — |
| 1991 | 1.43 % | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 1.21 % | -15.4% |
| 1993 | 1.08 % | -10.7% |
| 1994 | 0.92 % | -14.8% |
| 1995 | 0.82 % | -10.9% |
| 1996 | 0.98 % | +19.5% |
| 1997 | 0.26 % | -73.5% |
| 1998 | 0.58 % | +123.1% |
| 1999 | 0.76 % | +31.0% |
| 2000 | 0.66 % | -13.2% |
| 2001 | 0.76 % | +15.2% |
| 2002 | 0.65 % | -14.5% |
| 2003 | 0.81 % | +24.6% |
| 2004 | 0.72 % | -11.1% |
| 2005 | 0.69 % | -4.2% |
| 2006 | 0.57 % | -17.4% |
| 2007 | 0.65 % | +14.0% |
| 2008 | 0.55 % | -15.4% |
| 2009 | 0.63 % | +14.5% |
| 2010 | 0.56 % | -11.1% |
| 2011 | 0.58 % | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 0.5 % | -13.8% |
| 2013 | 0.51 % | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 0.42 % | -17.6% |
| 2015 | 0.4 % | -4.8% |
| 2016 | 0.51 % | +27.5% |
| 2017 | 0.52 % | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 0.47 % | -9.6% |
| 2019 | 0.43 % | -8.5% |
| 2020 | 0.48 % | +11.6% |
| 2021 | 0.48 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.53 % | +10.4% |
| 2023 | 0.41 % | -22.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Emissions from crops — Emissions Share (CH4) (Share CH4) 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 | +123.1% | 0.26 % | 0.58 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.948 % | 0.26 % | 1.44 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.669 % | 0.55 % | 0.81 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.49 % | 0.4 % | 0.58 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.475 % | 0.41 % | 0.53 % | 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 emissions from crops — emissions share in Melanesia?
- Emissions from crops — emissions share in Melanesia was 0.41 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest emissions from crops — emissions share recorded in Melanesia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.44 % in 1990.
- What is the lowest emissions from crops — emissions share recorded in Melanesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.26 % in 1997.
- How does Melanesia rank for emissions from crops — emissions share?
- Melanesia ranks 123rd out of 199 countries with data for 2023.
- Is emissions from crops — emissions share rising or falling in Melanesia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.6%. 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 Emissions from crops — Emissions Share (CH4). 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.