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
165th
of 222 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 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

Annual values for Waste — Emissions Share (CH4) in Tuvalu, 1990 to 2023.
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

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

Countries ranked near Tuvalu

  1. 162 Ghana 12.46 % compare
  2. 163 Haiti 12.37 % compare
  3. 164 Equatorial Guinea 12.2 % compare
  4. 166 Afghanistan 11.73 % compare
  5. 167 Zimbabwe 11.5 % compare
  6. 168 Lesotho 11.43 % compare

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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 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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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
254 places, 8,412 data points, 1990–2023
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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.