Waste — Emissions Share in Tuvalu

Tuvalu: Waste — Emissions Share was 11.89 % in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
11.89 %
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
155th
of 208 countries
All-time high
14.98 %
in 1990
All-time low
11.89 %
in 2023
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Waste — Emissions Share in Tuvalu, 1990–2023

0510151990200620231990: 15 %1991: 13.4 %1992: 13.3 %1993: 13.6 %1994: 13.4 %1995: 13.4 %1996: 13.3 %1997: 13.1 %1998: 13.1 %1999: 13 %2000: 13 %2001: 13 %2002: 12.8 %2003: 12.8 %2004: 12.9 %2005: 13 %2006: 13 %2007: 12.9 %2008: 12.8 %2009: 12.7 %2010: 12.7 %2011: 12.6 %2012: 12.5 %2013: 12.5 %2014: 12.3 %2015: 12.2 %2016: 12.2 %2017: 12.2 %2018: 12.1 %2019: 12 %2020: 11.9 %2021: 12 %2022: 11.9 %2023: 11.9 %

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 155th of 208 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

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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 155th out of 208 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

Indicator
Waste — Emissions Share (CH4)
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
242 places, 8,008 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

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.