Waste — Emissions Share in Palau
Palau: Waste — Emissions Share was 13.25 % in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Waste — Emissions Share in Palau, 1991–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Palau recorded 13.25 % for waste — emissions share in 2023. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.3% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste — emissions share in Palau peaked at 13.25 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.48 %, in 1994.
Palau ranks 157th of 222 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Waste — Emissions Share in Palau, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 1.9 % | — |
| 1992 | 2.14 % | +12.6% |
| 1993 | 2.16 % | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 1.48 % | -31.5% |
| 1995 | 2 % | +35.1% |
| 1996 | 2.22 % | +11.0% |
| 1997 | 2.67 % | +20.3% |
| 1998 | 3.16 % | +18.4% |
| 1999 | 2.75 % | -13.0% |
| 2000 | 4.33 % | +57.5% |
| 2001 | 4.58 % | +5.8% |
| 2002 | 8.95 % | +95.4% |
| 2003 | 8.05 % | -10.1% |
| 2004 | 7.69 % | -4.5% |
| 2005 | 4.8 % | -37.6% |
| 2006 | 4.94 % | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 6.57 % | +33.0% |
| 2008 | 6.36 % | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 4.95 % | -22.2% |
| 2010 | 6.22 % | +25.7% |
| 2011 | 7.18 % | +15.4% |
| 2012 | 6.67 % | -7.1% |
| 2013 | 13 % | +94.9% |
| 2014 | 12.79 % | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 11.3 % | -11.6% |
| 2016 | 11.94 % | +5.7% |
| 2017 | 11.52 % | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 12.74 % | +10.6% |
| 2019 | 12.53 % | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 12.45 % | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 12.52 % | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 12.12 % | -3.2% |
| 2023 | 13.25 % | +9.3% |
Palau compared with similar countries
- Palau's 13.25 % is below the median for high income countries, which is 29.93 %, 44% of the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Palau's 13.25 % is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 16.9 %, 78% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Waste — Emissions Share in Palau 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +95.4% | 4.58 % | 8.95 % |
| 2013 | +94.9% | 6.67 % | 13 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.28 % | 1.48 % | 3.16 % | 9 |
| 2000s | 6.12 % | 4.33 % | 8.95 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.59 % | 6.22 % | 13 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.58 % | 12.12 % | 13.25 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Palau
- 154 Eritrea 13.75 % compare
- 155 New Zealand 13.63 % compare
- 156 Bhutan 13.53 % compare
- 158 Philippines 12.99 % compare
- 159 Guyana 12.74 % compare
- 160 Sierra Leone 12.65 % compare
More climate change data for Palau
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 35,574 kg (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 0.1855 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 0.1855 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.0007 kt (2050)
- Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) 0.1855 kt (2050)
- Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 0.1855 kt (2050)
- Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions 0.0007 kt (2050)
- Synthetic Fertilizers — Direct emissions 0.0006 kt (2050)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Indirect emissions (N2O that) 0.0001 kt (2050)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Indirect emissions (N2O that leaches) 0.0001 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is waste — emissions share in Palau?
- Waste — emissions share in Palau was 13.25 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest waste — emissions share recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 13.25 % in 2023.
- What is the lowest waste — emissions share recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.48 % in 1994.
- How does Palau rank for waste — emissions share?
- Palau ranks 157th out of 222 countries with data for 2023.
- Is waste — emissions share rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Palau 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.