Africa vs USSR: Waste — Emissions (CH4)
Waste — Emissions (CH4) over time
- Africa
- USSR
How they compare
Africa currently reports 7,060 kt against 3,560 kt in USSR, a difference of 3,500 kt.
That makes Africa's figure about 2.0 times USSR's.
Across all 31 years both countries report, USSR has been ahead every year.
Africa ranks 10th and USSR ranks 9th of 33 groups.
USSR has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Africa | USSR | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,233 kt | 2,385 kt | 1,152 kt | USSR |
| 1970s | 1,656 kt | 3,077 kt | 1,421 kt | USSR |
| 1980s | 2,292 kt | 3,542 kt | 1,250 kt | USSR |
| 1990s | 2,764 kt | 3,598 kt | 834.05 kt | USSR |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher waste — emissions, Africa or USSR?
- Africa, at 7,060 kt against 3,560 kt in USSR as of 2023.
- What is the difference in waste — emissions between Africa and USSR?
- 3,500 kt, with Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and USSR?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1991.
- How do Africa and USSR rank globally for waste — emissions?
- Africa ranks 10th and USSR ranks 9th 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