Waste — Emissions per capita in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: Waste — Emissions per capita was 0.1 t CO2eq/cap in 2023. ▼ Falling
Waste — Emissions per capita in Tuvalu, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t CO2eq/cap.
Analysis
Tuvalu recorded 0.1 t CO2eq/cap for waste — emissions per capita in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste — emissions per capita in Tuvalu peaked at 0.1 t CO2eq/cap in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.09 t CO2eq/cap, in 2005.
That places Tuvalu 161st out of 208 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1 t CO2eq/cap | 0.1 t CO2eq/cap | 0.1 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.095 t CO2eq/cap | 0.09 t CO2eq/cap | 0.1 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.09 t CO2eq/cap | 0.09 t CO2eq/cap | 0.09 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.095 t CO2eq/cap | 0.09 t CO2eq/cap | 0.1 t CO2eq/cap | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tuvalu
- 161 Angola 0.1 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 161 Bangladesh 0.1 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 161 Benin 0.1 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 161 British Virgin Islands 0.1 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 161 Chad 0.1 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 161 Ghana 0.1 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 161 Haiti 0.1 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 161 India 0.1 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 161 Liberia 0.1 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 161 Pakistan 0.1 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 161 Paraguay 0.1 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 161 Philippines 0.1 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 161 Togo 0.1 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 161 Zimbabwe 0.1 t CO2eq/cap compare
More climate change data for Tuvalu
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 14.94 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO 2.52 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO 12.42 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 0.0095 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 0.4437 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 0 kt (2023)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 0 kt (2023)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 0 kt (2023)
- Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 0 kt (2023)
- Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 0 kt (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is waste — emissions per capita in Tuvalu?
- Waste — emissions per capita in Tuvalu was 0.1 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 Tuvalu?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1 t CO2eq/cap in 1990.
- What is the lowest waste — emissions per capita recorded in Tuvalu?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.09 t CO2eq/cap in 2005.
- How does Tuvalu rank for waste — emissions per capita?
- Tuvalu ranks 161st out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
- Is waste — emissions per capita rising or falling in Tuvalu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 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.