Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre in Tuvalu

Tuvalu: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre was 0.0322 kt per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.0322 kt per square kilometre
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
67th
of 186 countries
All-time high
0.0322 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
0.0219 kt per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

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

00.010.020.03196119922023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per square kilometre.

Analysis

The most recent figure for waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre in Tuvalu is 0.0322 kt per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre in Tuvalu peaked at 0.0322 kt per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0219 kt per square kilometre, in 1961.

Tuvalu ranks 67th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

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

Annual values for Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre in Tuvalu, 1961 to 2023.
Year kt per square kilometre Change
1961 0.0219 kt per square kilometre
1962 0.0226 kt per square kilometre +3.2%
1963 0.0234 kt per square kilometre +3.6%
1964 0.0242 kt per square kilometre +3.5%
1965 0.0251 kt per square kilometre +3.4%
1966 0.026 kt per square kilometre +3.7%
1967 0.0268 kt per square kilometre +3.2%
1968 0.0277 kt per square kilometre +3.4%
1969 0.0286 kt per square kilometre +3.3%
1970 0.0285 kt per square kilometre -0.5%
1971 0.0286 kt per square kilometre +0.5%
1972 0.0289 kt per square kilometre +0.8%
1973 0.029 kt per square kilometre +0.4%
1974 0.0291 kt per square kilometre +0.5%
1975 0.0293 kt per square kilometre +0.5%
1976 0.0293 kt per square kilometre +0.1%
1977 0.0294 kt per square kilometre +0.4%
1978 0.0295 kt per square kilometre +0.4%
1979 0.0296 kt per square kilometre +0.1%
1980 0.0298 kt per square kilometre +0.7%
1981 0.0299 kt per square kilometre +0.4%
1982 0.0302 kt per square kilometre +1.0%
1983 0.0304 kt per square kilometre +0.7%
1984 0.0306 kt per square kilometre +0.7%
1985 0.0309 kt per square kilometre +1.0%
1986 0.031 kt per square kilometre +0.1%
1987 0.0309 kt per square kilometre -0.2%
1988 0.0309 kt per square kilometre +0.0%
1989 0.0307 kt per square kilometre -0.6%
1990 0.0306 kt per square kilometre -0.3%
1991 0.0307 kt per square kilometre +0.3%
1992 0.0307 kt per square kilometre +0.0%
1993 0.0306 kt per square kilometre -0.3%
1994 0.0305 kt per square kilometre -0.3%
1995 0.0304 kt per square kilometre -0.3%
1996 0.0303 kt per square kilometre -0.3%
1997 0.0303 kt per square kilometre -0.0%
1998 0.0303 kt per square kilometre +0.0%
1999 0.0303 kt per square kilometre -0.0%
2000 0.0304 kt per square kilometre +0.3%
2001 0.0304 kt per square kilometre +0.1%
2002 0.0306 kt per square kilometre +0.6%
2003 0.0308 kt per square kilometre +0.8%
2004 0.0311 kt per square kilometre +0.8%
2005 0.0313 kt per square kilometre +0.7%
2006 0.0314 kt per square kilometre +0.2%
2007 0.0314 kt per square kilometre +0.2%
2008 0.0315 kt per square kilometre +0.2%
2009 0.0315 kt per square kilometre +0.2%
2010 0.0315 kt per square kilometre -0.2%
2011 0.0314 kt per square kilometre -0.1%
2012 0.0315 kt per square kilometre +0.1%
2013 0.0314 kt per square kilometre -0.1%
2014 0.0314 kt per square kilometre -0.1%
2015 0.0313 kt per square kilometre -0.2%
2016 0.0314 kt per square kilometre +0.1%
2017 0.0314 kt per square kilometre +0.1%
2018 0.0314 kt per square kilometre -0.1%
2019 0.0315 kt per square kilometre +0.3%
2020 0.0315 kt per square kilometre +0.1%
2021 0.032 kt per square kilometre +1.7%
2022 0.0321 kt per square kilometre +0.3%
2023 0.0322 kt per square kilometre +0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.0251 kt per square kilometre 0.0219 kt per square kilometre 0.0286 kt per square kilometre 9
1970s 0.0291 kt per square kilometre 0.0285 kt per square kilometre 0.0296 kt per square kilometre 10
1980s 0.0305 kt per square kilometre 0.0298 kt per square kilometre 0.031 kt per square kilometre 10
1990s 0.0305 kt per square kilometre 0.0303 kt per square kilometre 0.0307 kt per square kilometre 10
2000s 0.031 kt per square kilometre 0.0304 kt per square kilometre 0.0315 kt per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.0314 kt per square kilometre 0.0313 kt per square kilometre 0.0315 kt per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.032 kt per square kilometre 0.0315 kt per square kilometre 0.0322 kt per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Tuvalu

  1. 64 Moldova 0.0327 kt per square kilometre compare
  2. 65 Austria 0.0323 kt per square kilometre compare
  3. 66 Japan 0.0323 kt per square kilometre compare
  4. 68 Greece 0.032 kt per square kilometre compare
  5. 69 Bahamas 0.0303 kt per square kilometre compare
  6. 70 North Macedonia 0.0301 kt per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre in Tuvalu?
Waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre in Tuvalu was 0.0322 kt per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre recorded in Tuvalu?
The highest recorded value was 0.0322 kt per square kilometre in 2023.
What is the lowest waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre recorded in Tuvalu?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0219 kt per square kilometre in 1961.
How does Tuvalu rank for waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre?
Tuvalu ranks 67th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
Is waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre rising or falling in Tuvalu?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Tuvalu data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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

Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) ÷ Land area (sq. km)

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Indicator
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre
Unit
kt per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
187 places, 10,734 data points, 1961–2023
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Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.