Africa vs India: Waste — Emissions (CH4)
Waste — Emissions (CH4) over time
- Africa
- India
How they compare
Africa currently reports 7,060 kt against 4,450 kt in India, a difference of 2,610 kt.
That makes Africa's figure about 1.6 times India's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was India ahead.
Africa ranks 10th and India ranks 7th of 33 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, Africa averaged higher in 5 and India in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Africa | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,233 kt | 1,634 kt | 400.95 kt | India |
| 1970s | 1,656 kt | 1,898 kt | 241.76 kt | India |
| 1980s | 2,292 kt | 2,241 kt | 51.41 kt | Africa |
| 1990s | 3,049 kt | 2,637 kt | 411.77 kt | Africa |
| 2000s | 4,016 kt | 3,232 kt | 783.72 kt | Africa |
| 2010s | 5,500 kt | 3,905 kt | 1,595 kt | Africa |
| 2020s | 6,773 kt | 4,355 kt | 2,418 kt | Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher waste — emissions, Africa or India?
- Africa, at 7,060 kt against 4,450 kt in India as of 2023.
- What is the difference in waste — emissions between Africa and India?
- 2,610 kt, with Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and India?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Africa and India rank globally for waste — emissions?
- Africa ranks 10th and India ranks 7th of 33 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as 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 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