Waste — Emissions Share (CO2eq) in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Waste — Emissions Share (CO2eq) was 2.48 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Waste — Emissions Share (CO2eq) in Papua New Guinea, 1990–2023
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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More climate change data for Papua New Guinea
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 2,290 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO 396.23 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO 1,894 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 1.5 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 67.64 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 108.7 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 105.81 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 2.88 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 0.3993 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 0.1029 kt (2050)
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
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.