Waste — Emissions per capita in Melanesia
Melanesia: Waste — Emissions per capita was 0.13 t CO2eq/cap in 2023. ▼ Falling
Waste — Emissions per capita in Melanesia, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t CO2eq/cap.
Analysis
The most recent figure for waste — emissions per capita in Melanesia is 0.13 t CO2eq/cap, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste — emissions per capita in Melanesia peaked at 0.14 t CO2eq/cap in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.13 t CO2eq/cap, in 1998.
Melanesia ranks 144th of 208 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.138 t CO2eq/cap | 0.13 t CO2eq/cap | 0.14 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.131 t CO2eq/cap | 0.13 t CO2eq/cap | 0.14 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.13 t CO2eq/cap | 0.13 t CO2eq/cap | 0.13 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.13 t CO2eq/cap | 0.13 t CO2eq/cap | 0.13 t CO2eq/cap | 4 |
Countries ranked near Melanesia
- 144 Congo 0.13 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 144 Ireland 0.13 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 147 Cameroon 0.12 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 147 Democratic Republic of the Congo 0.12 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 147 Namibia 0.12 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 147 Sao Tome and Principe 0.12 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 147 Sierra Leone 0.12 t CO2eq/cap compare
More climate change data for Melanesia
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 4,815 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO 1,051 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO 3,764 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 3.97 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 134.44 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 187.9 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 156.62 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 31.29 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 0.591 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 1.12 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is waste — emissions per capita in Melanesia?
- Waste — emissions per capita in Melanesia was 0.13 t CO2eq/cap in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest waste — emissions per capita recorded in Melanesia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.14 t CO2eq/cap in 1990.
- What is the lowest waste — emissions per capita recorded in Melanesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.13 t CO2eq/cap in 1998.
- How does Melanesia rank for waste — emissions per capita?
- Melanesia ranks 144th out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
- Is waste — emissions per capita rising or falling in Melanesia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.