Waste — Emissions in Melanesia

Melanesia: Waste — Emissions was 55.01 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
55.01 kt
Change on year
up 1.9%
Rank
31st
of 44 regions
All-time high
55.01 kt
in 2023
All-time low
11.52 kt
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Waste — Emissions in Melanesia, 1961–2023

102030405060196119922023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.

Analysis

In 2023, waste — emissions in Melanesia stood at 55.01 kt. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 24.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, waste — emissions in Melanesia peaked at 55.01 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 11.52 kt, in 1961.

That places Melanesia 31st out of 44 regions with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 13.79 kt 11.52 kt 16.29 kt 9
1970s 18.95 kt 16.43 kt 21.5 kt 10
1980s 23.75 kt 22.03 kt 25.27 kt 10
1990s 28.87 kt 25.47 kt 32.07 kt 10
2000s 36.09 kt 32.54 kt 39.94 kt 10
2010s 45.87 kt 40.88 kt 50.83 kt 10
2020s 53.39 kt 51.77 kt 55.01 kt 4

Countries ranked near Melanesia

  1. 28 Iraq 412 kt compare
  2. 29 Chile 387 kt compare
  3. 29 China, Taiwan Province of 387 kt compare
  4. 31 Italy 375 kt compare
  5. 32 Philippines 368 kt compare
  6. 32 Ukraine 368 kt compare
  7. 34 Germany 364 kt compare

See the full ranking of 253 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is waste — emissions in Melanesia?
Waste — emissions in Melanesia was 55.01 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest waste — emissions recorded in Melanesia?
The highest recorded value was 55.01 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest waste — emissions recorded in Melanesia?
The lowest recorded value was 11.52 kt in 1961.
How does Melanesia rank for waste — emissions?
Melanesia ranks 31st out of 44 regions with data for 2023.
Is waste — emissions rising or falling in Melanesia?
Over the last ten years it is up 24.5%. 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 Waste — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Waste — Emissions (CH4)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
253 places, 14,574 data points, 1961–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf