Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita in Tuvalu

Tuvalu: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita was 0.0001 kt per person in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.0001 kt per person
Change on year
up 2.2%
World rank
156th
of 186 countries
All-time high
0.0002 kt per person
in 1973
All-time low
0.0001 kt per person
in 2015
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita in Tuvalu, 1961–2023

0000196119922023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per person.

Analysis

In 2023, waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita in Tuvalu stood at 0.0001 kt per person.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 14.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita in Tuvalu peaked at 0.0002 kt per person in 1973 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 kt per person, in 2015.

Tuvalu ranks 156th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita in Tuvalu, year by year

Annual values for Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita in Tuvalu, 1961 to 2023.
Year kt per person Change
1961 0.0001 kt per person
1962 0.0001 kt per person +2.3%
1963 0.0001 kt per person +2.7%
1964 0.0001 kt per person +3.5%
1965 0.0001 kt per person +4.1%
1966 0.0001 kt per person +4.2%
1967 0.0001 kt per person +3.8%
1968 0.0001 kt per person +3.9%
1969 0.0002 kt per person +3.2%
1970 0.0002 kt per person -1.0%
1971 0.0002 kt per person +0.1%
1972 0.0002 kt per person +0.7%
1973 0.0002 kt per person +0.6%
1974 0.0002 kt per person -2.0%
1975 0.0001 kt per person -4.4%
1976 0.0001 kt per person -4.4%
1977 0.0001 kt per person -3.8%
1978 0.0001 kt per person -3.5%
1979 0.0001 kt per person -3.0%
1980 0.0001 kt per person -1.8%
1981 0.0001 kt per person -1.7%
1982 0.0001 kt per person -0.8%
1983 0.0001 kt per person -0.9%
1984 0.0001 kt per person -0.8%
1985 0.0001 kt per person -0.8%
1986 0.0001 kt per person -2.0%
1987 0.0001 kt per person -2.1%
1988 0.0001 kt per person -1.7%
1989 0.0001 kt per person -2.2%
1990 0.0001 kt per person -1.8%
1991 0.0001 kt per person -1.2%
1992 0.0001 kt per person -1.2%
1993 0.0001 kt per person -1.3%
1994 0.0001 kt per person -1.2%
1995 0.0001 kt per person -1.1%
1996 0.0001 kt per person -1.0%
1997 0.0001 kt per person -0.6%
1998 0.0001 kt per person -0.5%
1999 0.0001 kt per person -0.5%
2000 0.0001 kt per person -0.2%
2001 0.0001 kt per person -0.3%
2002 0.0001 kt per person +0.2%
2003 0.0001 kt per person +0.1%
2004 0.0001 kt per person -0.5%
2005 0.0001 kt per person -0.6%
2006 0.0001 kt per person -1.0%
2007 0.0001 kt per person -1.1%
2008 0.0001 kt per person -1.1%
2009 0.0001 kt per person -1.2%
2010 0.0001 kt per person -1.6%
2011 0.0001 kt per person -1.6%
2012 0.0001 kt per person -1.3%
2013 0.0001 kt per person -0.7%
2014 0.0001 kt per person +0.0%
2015 0.0001 kt per person -0.0%
2016 0.0001 kt per person +0.4%
2017 0.0001 kt per person +0.6%
2018 0.0001 kt per person +1.0%
2019 0.0001 kt per person +2.0%
2020 0.0001 kt per person +1.8%
2021 0.0001 kt per person +3.7%
2022 0.0001 kt per person +2.4%
2023 0.0001 kt per person +2.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.0001 kt per person 0.0001 kt per person 0.0002 kt per person 9
1970s 0.0001 kt per person 0.0001 kt per person 0.0002 kt per person 10
1980s 0.0001 kt per person 0.0001 kt per person 0.0001 kt per person 10
1990s 0.0001 kt per person 0.0001 kt per person 0.0001 kt per person 10
2000s 0.0001 kt per person 0.0001 kt per person 0.0001 kt per person 10
2010s 0.0001 kt per person 0.0001 kt per person 0.0001 kt per person 10
2020s 0.0001 kt per person 0.0001 kt per person 0.0001 kt per person 4

Countries ranked near Tuvalu

  1. 153 Bangladesh 0.0001 kt per person compare
  2. 154 Liberia 0.0001 kt per person compare
  3. 155 Paraguay 0.0001 kt per person compare
  4. 157 India 0.0001 kt per person compare
  5. 158 Angola 0.0001 kt per person compare
  6. 159 Japan 0.0001 kt per person compare

See the full ranking of 187 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita in Tuvalu?
Waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita in Tuvalu was 0.0001 kt per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita recorded in Tuvalu?
The highest recorded value was 0.0002 kt per person in 1973.
What is the lowest waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita recorded in Tuvalu?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 kt per person in 2015.
How does Tuvalu rank for waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita?
Tuvalu ranks 156th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
Is waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita rising or falling in Tuvalu?
Over the last ten years it is up 14.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Tuvalu data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) ÷ Population, total

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Indicator
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita
Unit
kt per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
187 places, 10,734 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.