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Waste — Emissions Share in Tuvalu

Tuvalu: Waste — Emissions Share was 9.8 % in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
9.8 %
Change on year
up 25.0%
World rank
30th
of 208 countries
All-time high
9.8 %
in 2023
All-time low
6.12 %
in 2009
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Waste — Emissions Share in Tuvalu, 1990–2023

02468101990200620231990: 8.1 %1991: 7.3 %1992: 7.1 %1993: 7.3 %1994: 7.3 %1995: 7.3 %1996: 7.1 %1997: 7.1 %1998: 7.1 %1999: 6.8 %2000: 6.8 %2001: 6.8 %2002: 6.5 %2003: 6.5 %2004: 6.4 %2005: 6.5 %2006: 6.5 %2007: 6.5 %2008: 6.2 %2009: 6.1 %2010: 6.1 %2011: 6.1 %2012: 8.2 %2013: 8.2 %2014: 8.2 %2015: 8.2 %2016: 8.2 %2017: 8 %2018: 8 %2019: 7.7 %2020: 7.8 %2021: 7.8 %2022: 7.8 %2023: 9.8 %

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for waste — emissions share in Tuvalu is 9.8 %, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

The figure is up 25.0% on the previous year and up 20.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, waste — emissions share in Tuvalu peaked at 9.8 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 6.12 %, in 2009.

Tuvalu ranks 30th of 208 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 7.28 % 6.82 % 8.11 % 10
2000s 6.5 % 6.12 % 6.82 % 10
2010s 7.67 % 6.12 % 8.16 % 10
2020s 8.33 % 7.84 % 9.8 % 4

Countries ranked near Tuvalu

  1. 27 Grenada 10.43 % compare
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  3. 29 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 10.31 % compare
  4. 30 Sao Tome and Principe 9.8 % compare
  5. 32 Italy 9.7 % compare
  6. 33 Barbados 9.66 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is waste — emissions share in Tuvalu?
Waste — emissions share in Tuvalu was 9.8 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest waste — emissions share recorded in Tuvalu?
The highest recorded value was 9.8 % in 2023.
What is the lowest waste — emissions share recorded in Tuvalu?
The lowest recorded value was 6.12 % in 2009.
How does Tuvalu rank for waste — emissions share?
Tuvalu ranks 30th out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
Is waste — emissions share rising or falling in Tuvalu?
Over the last ten years it is up 20.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Tuvalu 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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About this data

Indicator
Waste — Emissions Share (N2O)
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.