Waste — Emissions Share in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Waste — Emissions Share was 21.7 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Waste — Emissions Share in Papua New Guinea, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, waste — emissions share in Papua New Guinea stood at 21.7 %.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and down 17.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste — emissions share in Papua New Guinea peaked at 26.65 % in 2012 and was at its lowest, 3.19 %, in 1997.
Papua New Guinea ranks 111th 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 Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 15.89 % | — |
| 1991 | 15.93 % | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 15.7 % | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 15.56 % | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 15.53 % | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 15.55 % | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 17.02 % | +9.5% |
| 1997 | 3.19 % | -81.3% |
| 1998 | 9.3 % | +191.5% |
| 1999 | 16.61 % | +78.6% |
| 2000 | 14.75 % | -11.2% |
| 2001 | 19.43 % | +31.7% |
| 2002 | 17.05 % | -12.2% |
| 2003 | 19.37 % | +13.6% |
| 2004 | 16.79 % | -13.3% |
| 2005 | 14.74 % | -12.2% |
| 2006 | 13.12 % | -11.0% |
| 2007 | 17.09 % | +30.3% |
| 2008 | 14.3 % | -16.3% |
| 2009 | 22.31 % | +56.0% |
| 2010 | 25.54 % | +14.5% |
| 2011 | 26.35 % | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 26.65 % | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 26.22 % | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 21.45 % | -18.2% |
| 2015 | 16.15 % | -24.7% |
| 2016 | 19.27 % | +19.3% |
| 2017 | 19.52 % | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 20.24 % | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 20.57 % | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 21.28 % | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 21.36 % | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 21.54 % | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 21.7 % | +0.7% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 21.7 % is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 14.47 %, 1.5× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 21.7 % is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 16.9 %, 1.3× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Waste — Emissions Share in Papua New Guinea 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 | +191.5% | 3.19 % | 9.3 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.03 % | 3.19 % | 17.02 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.89 % | 13.12 % | 22.31 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.2 % | 16.15 % | 26.65 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.47 % | 21.28 % | 21.7 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
More climate change data for Papua New Guinea
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 18.97 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 2,290 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 396.23 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,894 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1.5 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 67.64 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 108.7 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 105.81 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2.88 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.3993 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is waste — emissions share in Papua New Guinea?
- Waste — emissions share in Papua New Guinea was 21.7 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest waste — emissions share recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 26.65 % in 2012.
- What is the lowest waste — emissions share recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.19 % in 1997.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for waste — emissions share?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 111th out of 222 countries with data for 2023.
- Is waste — emissions share rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea 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.