Asia vs United States: Waste — Emissions (CH4)
Waste — Emissions (CH4) over time
- Asia
- United States
How they compare
Asia currently reports 31,777 kt against 4,940 kt in United States, a difference of 26,837 kt.
That makes Asia's figure about 6.4 times United States's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Asia ahead.
Asia ranks 3rd and United States ranks 4th of 33 groups.
Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Asia | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6,769 kt | 6,290 kt | 479.4 kt | Asia |
| 1970s | 8,301 kt | 8,172 kt | 129.47 kt | Asia |
| 1980s | 10,308 kt | 8,550 kt | 1,758 kt | Asia |
| 1990s | 13,374 kt | 7,712 kt | 5,662 kt | Asia |
| 2000s | 18,104 kt | 5,509 kt | 12,595 kt | Asia |
| 2010s | 25,471 kt | 4,728 kt | 20,743 kt | Asia |
| 2020s | 30,671 kt | 4,902 kt | 25,769 kt | Asia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher waste — emissions, Asia or United States?
- Asia, at 31,777 kt against 4,940 kt in United States as of 2023.
- What is the difference in waste — emissions between Asia and United States?
- 26,837 kt, with Asia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Asia and United States?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Asia and United States rank globally for waste — emissions?
- Asia ranks 3rd and United States ranks 4th 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