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
168th
of 222 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 168th of 222 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Waste — Emissions Share (CO2eq) in Papua New Guinea, year by year

Annual values for Waste — Emissions Share (CO2eq) (AR5) in Papua New Guinea, 1990 to 2023.
Year % Change
1990 1.23 % —
1991 1.26 % +2.4%
1992 1.29 % +2.4%
1993 1.32 % +2.3%
1994 1.36 % +3.0%
1995 1.31 % -3.7%
1996 1.35 % +3.1%
1997 0.95 % -29.6%
1998 1.24 % +30.5%
1999 1.34 % +8.1%
2000 1.28 % -4.5%
2001 1.44 % +12.5%
2002 1.43 % -0.7%
2003 1.46 % +2.1%
2004 1.44 % -1.4%
2005 1.47 % +2.1%
2006 1.49 % +1.4%
2007 1.53 % +2.7%
2008 1.58 % +3.3%
2009 1.7 % +7.6%
2010 1.78 % +4.7%
2011 2.19 % +23.0%
2012 2.25 % +2.7%
2013 2.27 % +0.9%
2014 2.21 % -2.6%
2015 2.16 % -2.3%
2016 1.91 % -11.6%
2017 1.96 % +2.6%
2018 1.95 % -0.5%
2019 1.98 % +1.5%
2020 2.01 % +1.5%
2021 2.46 % +22.4%
2022 2.46 % +0.0%
2023 2.48 % +0.8%

Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries

  • Papua New Guinea's 2.48 % is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.68 %, 53% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
  • Papua New Guinea's 2.48 % is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.19 %, 78% of the median. (27 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Waste — Emissions Share (CO2eq) in Papua New Guinea changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1997 -29.6% 1.35 % 0.95 %
1998 +30.5% 0.95 % 1.24 %

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

Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea

  1. 165 United States 2.61 % compare
  2. 166 Madagascar 2.6 % compare
  3. 167 Namibia 2.51 % compare
  4. 169 Guyana 2.45 % compare
  5. 169 Micronesia (Federated States of) 2.45 % compare
  6. 171 Canada 2.41 % compare

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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 168th out of 222 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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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
254 places, 8,412 data points, 1990–2023
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