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 80th of 208 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.
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
- 77 Russian Federation 29.93 % compare
- 78 Denmark 29.63 % compare
- 79 Saudi Arabia 29.34 % compare
- 81 Vanuatu 27.99 % compare
- 82 Cook Islands 27.86 % compare
- 83 Belgium-Luxembourg 27.6 % 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 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 80th out of 208 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.