India vs United States: Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions

India
5,765 kt
in 2023
United States
2,513 kt
in 2023
India rank
4th
United States rank
7th

Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions over time

  • India
  • United States
02.0k4.0k6.0k199020062023

How they compare

India currently reports 5,765 kt against 2,513 kt in United States, a difference of 3,252 kt.

That makes India's figure about 2.3 times United States's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.

India ranks 4th and United States ranks 7th of 250 countries.

India has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade India United States Difference Ahead
1990s 4,610 kt 2,236 kt 2,375 kt India
2000s 5,158 kt 2,356 kt 2,802 kt India
2010s 5,539 kt 2,452 kt 3,087 kt India
2020s 5,728 kt 2,503 kt 3,225 kt India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions, India or United States?
India, at 5,765 kt against 2,513 kt in United States as of 2023.
What is the difference in agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions between India and United States?
3,252 kt, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and United States?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do India and United States rank globally for agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions?
India ranks 4th and United States ranks 7th of 250 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CH4)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
284 places, 9,415 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf