Waste — Emissions Share in Vanuatu

Vanuatu: Waste — Emissions Share was 27.99 % in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
27.99 %
Change on year
up 2.8%
World rank
84th
of 222 countries
All-time high
27.99 %
in 2023
All-time low
10.47 %
in 1993
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Waste — Emissions Share in Vanuatu, 1990–2023

01020301990200620231990: 11 %1991: 10.9 %1992: 10.8 %1993: 10.5 %1994: 10.8 %1995: 11.1 %1996: 11.3 %1997: 11.7 %1998: 11.9 %1999: 12 %2000: 13 %2001: 13.8 %2002: 14.1 %2003: 13.9 %2004: 14.2 %2005: 14.3 %2006: 14.7 %2007: 13.1 %2008: 13.4 %2009: 14.7 %2010: 14.8 %2011: 14.7 %2012: 14.9 %2013: 15.2 %2014: 15.3 %2015: 17.1 %2016: 21.1 %2017: 23.2 %2018: 25.4 %2019: 26.3 %2020: 26.8 %2021: 27.4 %2022: 27.2 %2023: 28 %

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

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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 81 Denmark 29.63 % compare
  2. 82 Saudi Arabia 29.34 % compare
  3. 83 Melanesia 28.57 % compare
  4. 85 Cook Islands 27.86 % compare
  5. 86 Belgium-Luxembourg 27.6 % compare
  6. 87 Nauru 27.22 % compare
  7. 87 Nauru 27.22 % compare

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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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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.