Waste — Emissions per capita in Tokelau

Tokelau: Waste — Emissions per capita was 0.11 t CO2eq/cap in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.11 t CO2eq/cap
Change on year
down 8.3%
World rank
152nd
of 208 countries
All-time high
0.17 t CO2eq/cap
in 1990
All-time low
0.11 t CO2eq/cap
in 2023
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Waste — Emissions per capita in Tokelau, 1990–2023

00.050.10.151990200620231990: 0.17 t CO2eq/cap1991: 0.17 t CO2eq/cap1992: 0.16 t CO2eq/cap1993: 0.16 t CO2eq/cap1994: 0.16 t CO2eq/cap1995: 0.16 t CO2eq/cap1996: 0.16 t CO2eq/cap1997: 0.16 t CO2eq/cap1998: 0.16 t CO2eq/cap1999: 0.16 t CO2eq/cap2000: 0.16 t CO2eq/cap2001: 0.15 t CO2eq/cap2002: 0.15 t CO2eq/cap2003: 0.14 t CO2eq/cap2004: 0.14 t CO2eq/cap2005: 0.14 t CO2eq/cap2006: 0.14 t CO2eq/cap2007: 0.14 t CO2eq/cap2008: 0.14 t CO2eq/cap2009: 0.14 t CO2eq/cap2010: 0.14 t CO2eq/cap2011: 0.14 t CO2eq/cap2012: 0.13 t CO2eq/cap2013: 0.13 t CO2eq/cap2014: 0.13 t CO2eq/cap2015: 0.14 t CO2eq/cap2016: 0.14 t CO2eq/cap2017: 0.14 t CO2eq/cap2018: 0.13 t CO2eq/cap2019: 0.13 t CO2eq/cap2020: 0.12 t CO2eq/cap2021: 0.12 t CO2eq/cap2022: 0.12 t CO2eq/cap2023: 0.11 t CO2eq/cap

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t CO2eq/cap.

Analysis

Tokelau recorded 0.11 t CO2eq/cap for waste — emissions per capita in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.3% on the previous year and down 15.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, waste — emissions per capita in Tokelau peaked at 0.17 t CO2eq/cap in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.11 t CO2eq/cap, in 2023.

Tokelau ranks 152nd 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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.162 t CO2eq/cap 0.16 t CO2eq/cap 0.17 t CO2eq/cap 10
2000s 0.144 t CO2eq/cap 0.14 t CO2eq/cap 0.16 t CO2eq/cap 10
2010s 0.135 t CO2eq/cap 0.13 t CO2eq/cap 0.14 t CO2eq/cap 10
2020s 0.1175 t CO2eq/cap 0.11 t CO2eq/cap 0.12 t CO2eq/cap 4

Countries ranked near Tokelau

  1. 152 Burkina Faso 0.11 t CO2eq/cap compare
  2. 152 Ethiopia 0.11 t CO2eq/cap compare
  3. 152 Gabon 0.11 t CO2eq/cap compare
  4. 152 Gambia 0.11 t CO2eq/cap compare
  5. 152 Jamaica 0.11 t CO2eq/cap compare
  6. 152 Senegal 0.11 t CO2eq/cap compare
  7. 152 Yemen 0.11 t CO2eq/cap compare
  8. 152 Polynesia 0.11 t CO2eq/cap compare

See the full ranking of 242 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is waste — emissions per capita in Tokelau?
Waste — emissions per capita in Tokelau was 0.11 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 Tokelau?
The highest recorded value was 0.17 t CO2eq/cap in 1990.
What is the lowest waste — emissions per capita recorded in Tokelau?
The lowest recorded value was 0.11 t CO2eq/cap in 2023.
How does Tokelau rank for waste — emissions per capita?
Tokelau ranks 152nd out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
Is waste — emissions per capita rising or falling in Tokelau?
Over the last ten years it is down 15.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Tokelau 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

Indicator
Waste — Emissions per capita
Unit
t CO2eq/cap
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
242 places, 8,008 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

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.