Iraq vs Northern America: Solid Food Waste — Emissions
Solid Food Waste — Emissions over time
- Iraq
- Northern America
How they compare
Northern America currently reports 1,655 kt against 340.9 kt in Iraq, a difference of 1,314 kt.
That makes Northern America's figure about 4.9 times Iraq's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Northern America has been ahead every year.
Iraq ranks 16th and Northern America ranks 16th of 192 countries.
Northern America has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Northern America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 233.2 kt | 1,555 kt | 1,322 kt | Northern America |
| 2000s | 287.62 kt | 1,611 kt | 1,323 kt | Northern America |
| 2010s | 323.28 kt | 1,636 kt | 1,313 kt | Northern America |
| 2020s | 338.39 kt | 1,651 kt | 1,312 kt | Northern America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher solid food waste — emissions, Iraq or Northern America?
- Northern America, at 1,655 kt against 340.9 kt in Iraq as of 2023.
- What is the difference in solid food waste — emissions between Iraq and Northern America?
- 1,314 kt, with Northern America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Northern America?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Iraq and Northern America rank globally for solid food waste — emissions?
- Iraq ranks 16th and Northern America ranks 16th of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Pre- and post- agricultural production includes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and related activity data, generated from pre- and post-agriculture production stages of the agri-food 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). The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2) and CO2 equivalent (CO2eq) emissions from the above activities as well as the aggregate fluorinated gases (F-gases) emissions. Estimates are available by country, with global coverage and are updated annually.The FAOSTAT domain disseminates information estimates of CH4, N2O, CO2 emissions, F-gases, their aggregates in CO2eq in units of kilotonnes (kt, or 10^6 kg), and the underlying activity data. CO2eq emissions are computed by using the IPCC Fifth Assessment report global warming potentials, AR5 (IPCC, 2014). Data are available for most countries and territories, for standard FAOSTAT regional aggregations, and for Annex I and non-Annex I country groups.