Waste — Emissions Share in Melanesia
Melanesia: Waste — Emissions Share was 28.57 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Waste — Emissions Share in Melanesia, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for waste — emissions share in Melanesia is 28.57 %, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste — emissions share in Melanesia peaked at 28.57 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 5.29 %, in 1997.
Melanesia ranks 83rd of 222 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Waste — Emissions Share in Melanesia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 17.77 % | — |
| 1991 | 17.75 % | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 17.72 % | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 17.56 % | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 17.75 % | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 17.75 % | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 18.94 % | +6.7% |
| 1997 | 5.29 % | -72.1% |
| 1998 | 12.77 % | +141.4% |
| 1999 | 19.14 % | +49.9% |
| 2000 | 17.88 % | -6.6% |
| 2001 | 21.28 % | +19.0% |
| 2002 | 19.9 % | -6.5% |
| 2003 | 21.59 % | +8.5% |
| 2004 | 19.87 % | -8.0% |
| 2005 | 18.35 % | -7.6% |
| 2006 | 17.12 % | -6.7% |
| 2007 | 20.35 % | +18.9% |
| 2008 | 18.16 % | -10.8% |
| 2009 | 24.27 % | +33.6% |
| 2010 | 26.47 % | +9.1% |
| 2011 | 27.29 % | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 27.73 % | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 27.64 % | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 26.75 % | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 22.18 % | -17.1% |
| 2016 | 25.72 % | +16.0% |
| 2017 | 26.13 % | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 27.08 % | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 27.11 % | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 28.21 % | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 28.4 % | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 28.53 % | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 28.57 % | +0.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Waste — Emissions Share in Melanesia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +141.4% | 5.29 % | 12.77 % |
| 1997 | -72.1% | 18.94 % | 5.29 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.24 % | 5.29 % | 19.14 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.88 % | 17.12 % | 24.27 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.41 % | 22.18 % | 27.73 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.43 % | 28.21 % | 28.57 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Melanesia
- 81 Denmark 29.63 % compare
- 82 Saudi Arabia 29.34 % compare
- 84 Vanuatu 27.99 % compare
- 85 Cook Islands 27.86 % compare
- 86 Belgium-Luxembourg 27.6 % compare
More climate change data for Melanesia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 27.63 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 4,815 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,051 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3,764 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 3.97 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 134.44 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 187.9 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 156.62 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 31.29 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.591 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is waste — emissions share in Melanesia?
- Waste — emissions share in Melanesia was 28.57 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest waste — emissions share recorded in Melanesia?
- The highest recorded value was 28.57 % in 2023.
- What is the lowest waste — emissions share recorded in Melanesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.29 % in 1997.
- How does Melanesia rank for waste — emissions share?
- Melanesia ranks 83rd out of 222 countries with data for 2023.
- Is waste — emissions share rising or falling in Melanesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Share (CH4). 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.