Waste — Emissions Share in Palau
Palau: Waste — Emissions Share was 0.28 % in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Waste — Emissions Share in Palau, 1991–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Palau recorded 0.28 % for waste — emissions share in 2023.
The figure is down 3.4% on the previous year and up 47.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste — emissions share in Palau peaked at 0.33 % in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0 %, in 1991.
Palau ranks 222nd of 222 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Waste — Emissions Share in Palau, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0 % | — |
| 1992 | 0 % | — |
| 1993 | 0 % | — |
| 1994 | 0 % | — |
| 1995 | 0 % | — |
| 1996 | 0 % | — |
| 1997 | 0 % | — |
| 1998 | 0 % | — |
| 1999 | 0 % | — |
| 2000 | 0 % | — |
| 2001 | 0.06 % | — |
| 2002 | 0.2 % | +233.3% |
| 2003 | 0.16 % | -20.0% |
| 2004 | 0.18 % | +12.5% |
| 2005 | 0.16 % | -11.1% |
| 2006 | 0.17 % | +6.3% |
| 2007 | 0.21 % | +23.5% |
| 2008 | 0.2 % | -4.8% |
| 2009 | 0.15 % | -25.0% |
| 2010 | 0.15 % | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.12 % | -20.0% |
| 2012 | 0.09 % | -25.0% |
| 2013 | 0.19 % | +111.1% |
| 2014 | 0.21 % | +10.5% |
| 2015 | 0.23 % | +9.5% |
| 2016 | 0.23 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.22 % | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 0.33 % | +50.0% |
| 2019 | 0.32 % | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 0.31 % | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 0.3 % | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 0.29 % | -3.3% |
| 2023 | 0.28 % | -3.4% |
Palau compared with similar countries
- Palau's 0.28 % is below the median for high income countries, which is 4.84 %, 6% of the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Palau's 0.28 % is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 5.4 %, 5% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Waste — Emissions Share in Palau 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +233.3% | 0.06 % | 0.2 % |
| 2013 | +111.1% | 0.09 % | 0.19 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 % | 0 % | 0 % | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.149 % | 0 % | 0.21 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.209 % | 0.09 % | 0.33 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.295 % | 0.28 % | 0.31 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Palau
More climate change data for Palau
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 35,574 kg (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 0.1855 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 0.1855 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.0007 kt (2050)
- Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) 0.1855 kt (2050)
- Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 0.1855 kt (2050)
- Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions 0.0007 kt (2050)
- Synthetic Fertilizers — Direct emissions 0.0006 kt (2050)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Indirect emissions (N2O that) 0.0001 kt (2050)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Indirect emissions (N2O that leaches) 0.0001 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is waste — emissions share in Palau?
- Waste — emissions share in Palau was 0.28 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest waste — emissions share recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 0.33 % in 2018.
- What is the lowest waste — emissions share recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 % in 1991.
- How does Palau rank for waste — emissions share?
- Palau ranks 222nd out of 222 countries with data for 2023.
- Is waste — emissions share rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Palau data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Waste — Emissions Share (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.