Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 was 0.8456 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in Tuvalu, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
In 2023, waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in Tuvalu stood at 0.8456 kt.
The figure is down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in Tuvalu peaked at 0.8568 kt in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.616 kt, in 1961.
Tuvalu ranks 196th of 201 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in Tuvalu, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.616 kt | — |
| 1962 | 0.6356 kt | +3.2% |
| 1963 | 0.658 kt | +3.5% |
| 1964 | 0.6804 kt | +3.4% |
| 1965 | 0.7028 kt | +3.3% |
| 1966 | 0.728 kt | +3.6% |
| 1967 | 0.7504 kt | +3.1% |
| 1968 | 0.7756 kt | +3.4% |
| 1969 | 0.8008 kt | +3.2% |
| 1970 | 0.7952 kt | -0.7% |
| 1971 | 0.798 kt | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 0.8036 kt | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 0.8064 kt | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 0.8092 kt | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 0.812 kt | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 0.812 kt | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.8148 kt | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 0.8176 kt | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 0.8176 kt | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.8232 kt | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 0.826 kt | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 0.8344 kt | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 0.84 kt | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 0.8456 kt | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 0.854 kt | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 0.854 kt | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.8512 kt | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 0.8512 kt | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.8456 kt | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 0.8428 kt | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 0.8456 kt | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.8456 kt | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.8428 kt | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.84 kt | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.8372 kt | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.8344 kt | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.8344 kt | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.8344 kt | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.8344 kt | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.8372 kt | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.8372 kt | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.84 kt | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.8456 kt | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.8512 kt | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.8568 kt | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.8568 kt | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.8568 kt | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.8568 kt | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.8568 kt | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.854 kt | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.8512 kt | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.8512 kt | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.8484 kt | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.8456 kt | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.8428 kt | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.8428 kt | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.8428 kt | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.84 kt | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.84 kt | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.8372 kt | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.8456 kt | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.8456 kt | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.8456 kt | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7053 kt | 0.616 kt | 0.8008 kt | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.8086 kt | 0.7952 kt | 0.8176 kt | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8425 kt | 0.8232 kt | 0.854 kt | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8392 kt | 0.8344 kt | 0.8456 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8495 kt | 0.8372 kt | 0.8568 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8459 kt | 0.84 kt | 0.854 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8435 kt | 0.8372 kt | 0.8456 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tuvalu
- 193 Anguilla 2.52 kt compare
- 194 Marshall Islands 2.44 kt compare
- 195 Liechtenstein 1.02 kt compare
- 197 Naoero 0.5236 kt compare
- 198 Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha 0.4172 kt compare
- 199 Tokelau 0.2498 kt compare
More climate change data for Tuvalu
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 14.94 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2.52 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 12.42 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.0095 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.4437 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 0 kt (2023)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 0 kt (2023)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0 kt (2023)
- Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) 0 kt (2023)
- Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 0 kt (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in Tuvalu?
- Waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in Tuvalu was 0.8456 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 recorded in Tuvalu?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8568 kt in 2005.
- What is the lowest waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 recorded in Tuvalu?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.616 kt in 1961.
- How does Tuvalu rank for waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4?
- Tuvalu ranks 196th out of 201 countries with data for 2023.
- Is waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 rising or falling in Tuvalu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tuvalu data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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