Waste — Emissions Share in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Waste — Emissions Share was 27.99 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Waste — Emissions Share in Vanuatu, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for waste — emissions share in Vanuatu is 27.99 %, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.8% on the previous year and up 84.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste — emissions share in Vanuatu peaked at 27.99 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 10.47 %, in 1993.
Vanuatu ranks 84th 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 Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 10.97 % | — |
| 1991 | 10.95 % | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 10.8 % | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 10.47 % | -3.1% |
| 1994 | 10.78 % | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 11.06 % | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 11.33 % | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 11.66 % | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 11.94 % | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 12.01 % | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 12.96 % | +7.9% |
| 2001 | 13.85 % | +6.9% |
| 2002 | 14.07 % | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 13.94 % | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 14.18 % | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 14.28 % | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 14.66 % | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 13.12 % | -10.5% |
| 2008 | 13.42 % | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 14.7 % | +9.5% |
| 2010 | 14.75 % | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 14.71 % | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 14.91 % | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 15.17 % | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 15.32 % | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 17.07 % | +11.4% |
| 2016 | 21.05 % | +23.3% |
| 2017 | 23.2 % | +10.2% |
| 2018 | 25.44 % | +9.7% |
| 2019 | 26.32 % | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 26.78 % | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 27.37 % | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 27.24 % | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 27.99 % | +2.8% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 27.99 % is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 14.47 %, 1.9× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 27.99 % is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 16.9 %, 1.7× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.2 % | 10.47 % | 12.01 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.92 % | 12.96 % | 14.7 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.79 % | 14.71 % | 26.32 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.34 % | 26.78 % | 27.99 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 81 Denmark 29.63 % compare
- 82 Saudi Arabia 29.34 % compare
- 83 Melanesia 28.57 % compare
- 85 Cook Islands 27.86 % compare
- 86 Belgium-Luxembourg 27.6 % compare
- 87 Nauru 27.22 % compare
- 87 Nauru 27.22 % compare
More climate change data for Vanuatu
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 0 kg (2023)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 645.34 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 155.08 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 490.27 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.5852 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 17.51 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 0.2124 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 0.106 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 0.1064 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.0004 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is waste — emissions share in Vanuatu?
- Waste — emissions share in Vanuatu was 27.99 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest waste — emissions share recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 27.99 % in 2023.
- What is the lowest waste — emissions share recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.47 % in 1993.
- How does Vanuatu rank for waste — emissions share?
- Vanuatu ranks 84th out of 222 countries with data for 2023.
- Is waste — emissions share rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 84.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vanuatu 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.