Waste — Emissions Share in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: Waste — Emissions Share was 11.89 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Waste — Emissions Share in Tuvalu, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Tuvalu recorded 11.89 % for waste — emissions share in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste — emissions share in Tuvalu peaked at 14.98 % in 1990 and was at its lowest, 11.89 %, in 2023.
Tuvalu ranks 165th of 222 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Waste — Emissions Share in Tuvalu, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 14.98 % | — |
| 1991 | 13.39 % | -10.6% |
| 1992 | 13.3 % | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 13.63 % | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 13.4 % | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 13.36 % | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 13.32 % | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 13.14 % | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 13.14 % | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 12.96 % | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 13 % | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 13 % | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 12.78 % | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 12.85 % | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 12.93 % | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 13 % | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 13 % | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 12.92 % | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 12.82 % | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 12.73 % | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 12.68 % | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 12.59 % | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 12.54 % | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 12.46 % | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 12.34 % | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 12.23 % | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 12.19 % | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 12.15 % | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 12.06 % | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 12 % | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 11.91 % | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 11.99 % | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 11.94 % | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 11.89 % | -0.4% |
Tuvalu compared with similar countries
- Tuvalu's 11.89 % is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 25.91 %, 46% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Tuvalu's 11.89 % is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 16.9 %, 70% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.46 % | 12.96 % | 14.98 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.9 % | 12.73 % | 13 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.32 % | 12 % | 12.68 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.93 % | 11.89 % | 11.99 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tuvalu
More climate change data for Tuvalu
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 1,224 kg (2023)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 14.94 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2.52 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 12.42 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.0095 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.4437 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 0 kt (2023)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 0 kt (2023)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0 kt (2023)
- Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) 0 kt (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is waste — emissions share in Tuvalu?
- Waste — emissions share in Tuvalu was 11.89 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest waste — emissions share recorded in Tuvalu?
- The highest recorded value was 14.98 % in 1990.
- What is the lowest waste — emissions share recorded in Tuvalu?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.89 % in 2023.
- How does Tuvalu rank for waste — emissions share?
- Tuvalu ranks 165th out of 222 countries with data for 2023.
- Is waste — emissions share rising or falling in Tuvalu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tuvalu 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.