Americas vs OECD: Industrial Wastewater — Emissions (CH4)

Americas
1,599 kt
in 2023
OECD
2,045 kt
in 2023
Americas rank
3rd
OECD rank
1st

Industrial Wastewater — Emissions (CH4) over time

  • Americas
  • OECD
5001.0k1.5k2.0k2.5k3.0k199020062023

How they compare

OECD currently reports 2,045 kt against 1,599 kt in Americas, a difference of 446 kt.

That makes OECD's figure about 1.3 times Americas's.

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

Americas ranks 3rd and OECD ranks 1st of 32 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Americas OECD Difference Ahead
1990s 746.03 kt 2,332 kt 1,586 kt OECD
2000s 1,101 kt 2,635 kt 1,533 kt OECD
2010s 1,682 kt 2,289 kt 607.89 kt OECD
2020s 1,601 kt 2,046 kt 445.26 kt OECD

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher industrial wastewater — emissions, Americas or OECD?
OECD, at 2,045 kt against 1,599 kt in Americas as of 2023.
What is the difference in industrial wastewater — emissions between Americas and OECD?
446 kt, with OECD ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and OECD?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Americas and OECD rank globally for industrial wastewater — emissions?
Americas ranks 3rd and OECD ranks 1st of 32 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Industrial Wastewater — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Industrial Wastewater — Emissions (CH4)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
258 places, 8,553 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT domain Emissions from Pre- and Post-Agricultural Production provides estimates of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and related activity data associated with pre- and post-production stages of agrifood systems. The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2), fluorinated gases (F-gases) and their aggregates expressed in carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2eq). Estimates are computed following Tier 1 methods of the IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014) and are disseminated annually.