Energy — Emissions per capita in Melanesia
Melanesia: Energy — Emissions per capita was 0.9 t CO2eq/cap in 2023. ▲ Rising
Energy — Emissions per capita in Melanesia, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t CO2eq/cap.
Analysis
In 2023, energy — emissions per capita in Melanesia stood at 0.9 t CO2eq/cap.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 18.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, energy — emissions per capita in Melanesia peaked at 1.18 t CO2eq/cap in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.68 t CO2eq/cap, in 1995.
Melanesia ranks 169th of 221 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Energy — Emissions per capita in Melanesia, year by year
| Year | t CO2eq/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.77 t CO2eq/cap | — |
| 1991 | 0.74 t CO2eq/cap | -3.9% |
| 1992 | 0.75 t CO2eq/cap | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 0.73 t CO2eq/cap | -2.7% |
| 1994 | 0.71 t CO2eq/cap | -2.7% |
| 1995 | 0.68 t CO2eq/cap | -4.2% |
| 1996 | 0.69 t CO2eq/cap | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 0.71 t CO2eq/cap | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 1.18 t CO2eq/cap | +66.2% |
| 1999 | 0.7 t CO2eq/cap | -40.7% |
| 2000 | 0.82 t CO2eq/cap | +17.1% |
| 2001 | 0.8 t CO2eq/cap | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 0.82 t CO2eq/cap | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 0.84 t CO2eq/cap | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 0.95 t CO2eq/cap | +13.1% |
| 2005 | 1.04 t CO2eq/cap | +9.5% |
| 2006 | 1.08 t CO2eq/cap | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 1.14 t CO2eq/cap | +5.6% |
| 2008 | 1.04 t CO2eq/cap | -8.8% |
| 2009 | 0.82 t CO2eq/cap | -21.2% |
| 2010 | 0.74 t CO2eq/cap | -9.8% |
| 2011 | 0.77 t CO2eq/cap | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 0.72 t CO2eq/cap | -6.5% |
| 2013 | 0.76 t CO2eq/cap | +5.6% |
| 2014 | 0.93 t CO2eq/cap | +22.4% |
| 2015 | 0.95 t CO2eq/cap | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 0.97 t CO2eq/cap | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 0.92 t CO2eq/cap | -5.2% |
| 2018 | 0.97 t CO2eq/cap | +5.4% |
| 2019 | 0.98 t CO2eq/cap | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.93 t CO2eq/cap | -5.1% |
| 2021 | 0.87 t CO2eq/cap | -6.5% |
| 2022 | 0.89 t CO2eq/cap | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 0.9 t CO2eq/cap | +1.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Energy — 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 | +66.2% | 0.71 t CO2eq/cap | 1.18 t CO2eq/cap |
| 1999 | -40.7% | 1.18 t CO2eq/cap | 0.7 t CO2eq/cap |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.766 t CO2eq/cap | 0.68 t CO2eq/cap | 1.18 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.935 t CO2eq/cap | 0.8 t CO2eq/cap | 1.14 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.871 t CO2eq/cap | 0.72 t CO2eq/cap | 0.98 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8975 t CO2eq/cap | 0.87 t CO2eq/cap | 0.93 t CO2eq/cap | 4 |
Countries ranked near Melanesia
- 166 Papua New Guinea 0.95 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 167 Cambodia 0.93 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 167 Mauritania 0.93 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 170 Zimbabwe 0.87 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 171 Ghana 0.86 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 172 Sao Tome and Principe 0.81 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 energy — emissions per capita in Melanesia?
- Energy — emissions per capita in Melanesia was 0.9 t CO2eq/cap in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest energy — emissions per capita recorded in Melanesia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.18 t CO2eq/cap in 1998.
- What is the lowest energy — emissions per capita recorded in Melanesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.68 t CO2eq/cap in 1995.
- How does Melanesia rank for energy — emissions per capita?
- Melanesia ranks 169th out of 221 countries with data for 2023.
- Is energy — emissions per capita rising or falling in Melanesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Melanesia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Energy — 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.