Waste — Emissions Share (CO2eq) in Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea: Waste — Emissions Share (CO2eq) was 2.48 % in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
2.48 %
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
158th
of 208 countries
All-time high
2.48 %
in 2023
All-time low
0.95 %
in 1997
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Waste — Emissions Share (CO2eq) in Papua New Guinea, 1990–2023

00.511.522.51990200620231990: 1.2 %1991: 1.3 %1992: 1.3 %1993: 1.3 %1994: 1.4 %1995: 1.3 %1996: 1.4 %1997: 0.95 %1998: 1.2 %1999: 1.3 %2000: 1.3 %2001: 1.4 %2002: 1.4 %2003: 1.5 %2004: 1.4 %2005: 1.5 %2006: 1.5 %2007: 1.5 %2008: 1.6 %2009: 1.7 %2010: 1.8 %2011: 2.2 %2012: 2.2 %2013: 2.3 %2014: 2.2 %2015: 2.2 %2016: 1.9 %2017: 2 %2018: 1.9 %2019: 2 %2020: 2 %2021: 2.5 %2022: 2.5 %2023: 2.5 %

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

Papua New Guinea recorded 2.48 % for waste — emissions share (co2eq) in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 9.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, waste — emissions share (co2eq) in Papua New Guinea peaked at 2.48 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.95 %, in 1997.

Papua New Guinea ranks 158th of 208 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.27 % 0.95 % 1.36 % 10
2000s 1.48 % 1.28 % 1.7 % 10
2010s 2.07 % 1.78 % 2.27 % 10
2020s 2.35 % 2.01 % 2.48 % 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is waste — emissions share (co2eq) in Papua New Guinea?
Waste — emissions share (co2eq) in Papua New Guinea was 2.48 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest waste — emissions share (co2eq) recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The highest recorded value was 2.48 % in 2023.
What is the lowest waste — emissions share (co2eq) recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was 0.95 % in 1997.
How does Papua New Guinea rank for waste — emissions share (co2eq)?
Papua New Guinea ranks 158th out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
Is waste — emissions share (co2eq) rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Waste — Emissions Share (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Waste — Emissions Share (CO2eq) (AR5)
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.