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
81st
of 208 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 81st of 208 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.

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

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  4. 82 Cook Islands 27.86 % compare
  5. 83 Belgium-Luxembourg 27.6 % compare
  6. 84 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 81st out of 208 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

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.