France vs Northern Europe: Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4

France
6,405 kt
in 2023
Northern Europe
9,689 kt
in 2023
France rank
31st
Northern Europe rank
28th

Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 over time

  • France
  • Northern Europe
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How they compare

Northern Europe currently reports 9,689 kt against 6,405 kt in France, a difference of 3,284 kt.

That makes Northern Europe's figure about 1.5 times France's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Northern Europe ahead.

France ranks 31st and Northern Europe ranks 28th of 215 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade France Northern Europe Difference Ahead
1990s 6,432 kt 13,666 kt 7,234 kt Northern Europe
2000s 11,604 kt 15,720 kt 4,116 kt Northern Europe
2010s 9,189 kt 10,257 kt 1,068 kt Northern Europe
2020s 6,391 kt 9,630 kt 3,240 kt Northern Europe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) from ch4, France or Northern Europe?
Northern Europe, at 9,689 kt against 6,405 kt in France as of 2023.
What is the difference in agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 between France and Northern Europe?
3,284 kt, with Northern Europe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Northern Europe?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do France and Northern Europe rank globally for agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) from ch4?
France ranks 31st and Northern Europe ranks 28th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5). 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 (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
269 places, 8,917 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