Waste — Emissions Share in Marshall Islands

Marshall Islands: Waste — Emissions Share was 10.43 % in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
10.43 %
Change on year
down 3.7%
World rank
175th
of 222 countries
All-time high
47.84 %
in 1995
All-time low
10.43 %
in 2023
Years of data
33
1991–2023

Waste — Emissions Share in Marshall Islands, 1991–2023

10203040501991200720231991: 47.1 %1992: 47.4 %1993: 47.5 %1994: 47.5 %1995: 47.8 %1996: 44.7 %1997: 45.1 %1998: 45 %1999: 44.9 %2000: 35.3 %2001: 35.1 %2002: 34.5 %2003: 33.5 %2004: 32.5 %2005: 31.2 %2006: 29.6 %2007: 27.3 %2008: 24.9 %2009: 22.6 %2010: 20.5 %2011: 19.2 %2012: 17.9 %2013: 16.9 %2014: 15.9 %2015: 15 %2016: 14.2 %2017: 13.5 %2018: 12.9 %2019: 12.3 %2020: 11.8 %2021: 11.3 %2022: 10.8 %2023: 10.4 %

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

Marshall Islands recorded 10.43 % for waste — emissions share in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.7% on the previous year and down 38.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, waste — emissions share in Marshall Islands peaked at 47.84 % in 1995 and was at its lowest, 10.43 %, in 2023.

Marshall Islands ranks 175th of 222 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.

Waste — Emissions Share in Marshall Islands, year by year

Annual values for Waste — Emissions Share (CH4) in Marshall Islands, 1991 to 2023.
Year % Change
1991 47.09 % —
1992 47.39 % +0.6%
1993 47.49 % +0.2%
1994 47.49 % +0.0%
1995 47.84 % +0.7%
1996 44.72 % -6.5%
1997 45.14 % +0.9%
1998 45.01 % -0.3%
1999 44.86 % -0.3%
2000 35.29 % -21.3%
2001 35.15 % -0.4%
2002 34.45 % -2.0%
2003 33.49 % -2.8%
2004 32.46 % -3.1%
2005 31.25 % -3.7%
2006 29.63 % -5.2%
2007 27.34 % -7.7%
2008 24.91 % -8.9%
2009 22.57 % -9.4%
2010 20.48 % -9.3%
2011 19.24 % -6.1%
2012 17.94 % -6.8%
2013 16.86 % -6.0%
2014 15.87 % -5.9%
2015 15.01 % -5.4%
2016 14.22 % -5.3%
2017 13.51 % -5.0%
2018 12.89 % -4.6%
2019 12.3 % -4.6%
2020 11.76 % -4.4%
2021 11.28 % -4.1%
2022 10.83 % -4.0%
2023 10.43 % -3.7%

Marshall Islands compared with similar countries

  • Marshall Islands's 10.43 % is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 25.91 %, 40% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
  • Marshall Islands's 10.43 % is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 16.9 %, 62% of the median. (27 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 46.34 % 44.72 % 47.84 % 9
2000s 30.65 % 22.57 % 35.29 % 10
2010s 15.83 % 12.3 % 20.48 % 10
2020s 11.07 % 10.43 % 11.76 % 4

Countries ranked near Marshall Islands

  1. 172 Libya 10.63 % compare
  2. 173 Uganda 10.48 % compare
  3. 174 Indonesia 10.45 % compare
  4. 176 Pakistan 10.21 % compare
  5. 177 Ethiopia 10.01 % compare
  6. 178 Guinea 9.98 % compare

See the full ranking of 254 places →

More climate change data for Marshall Islands

All data for Marshall Islands →

Frequently asked questions

What is waste — emissions share in Marshall Islands?
Waste — emissions share in Marshall Islands was 10.43 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest waste — emissions share recorded in Marshall Islands?
The highest recorded value was 47.84 % in 1995.
What is the lowest waste — emissions share recorded in Marshall Islands?
The lowest recorded value was 10.43 % in 2023.
How does Marshall Islands rank for waste — emissions share?
Marshall Islands ranks 175th out of 222 countries with data for 2023.
Is waste — emissions share rising or falling in Marshall Islands?
Over the last ten years it is down 38.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Marshall Islands data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Waste — Emissions Share (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 33 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Waste — Emissions Share in Marshall Islands. Statizoid, drawing on Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Retrieved 27 September 2026, from https://climate.statizoid.com/stat/waste-emissions-share-ch4/marshall-islands/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://climate.statizoid.com/stat/waste-emissions-share-ch4/marshall-islands/">Waste — Emissions Share in Marshall Islands</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Waste — Emissions Share (CH4)
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
254 places, 8,412 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.