Australia and New Zealand vs Western Europe: Waste — Emissions (CH4)

Australia and New Zealand
586 kt
in 2023
Western Europe
1,268 kt
in 2023
Australia and New Zealand rank
24th
Western Europe rank
27th

Waste — Emissions (CH4) over time

  • Australia and New Zealand
  • Western Europe
01.0k2.0k3.0k196119922023

How they compare

Western Europe currently reports 1,268 kt against 586 kt in Australia and New Zealand, a difference of 682 kt.

That makes Western Europe's figure about 2.2 times Australia and New Zealand's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Western Europe has been ahead every year.

Australia and New Zealand ranks 24th and Western Europe ranks 27th of 232 countries.

Western Europe has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia and New Zealand Western Europe Difference Ahead
1960s 517.22 kt 2,656 kt 2,139 kt Western Europe
1970s 683.6 kt 3,272 kt 2,589 kt Western Europe
1980s 779.3 kt 3,314 kt 2,535 kt Western Europe
1990s 793.4 kt 3,256 kt 2,462 kt Western Europe
2000s 705.5 kt 2,391 kt 1,685 kt Western Europe
2010s 626.4 kt 1,663 kt 1,037 kt Western Europe
2020s 586.25 kt 1,340 kt 753.68 kt Western Europe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions, Australia and New Zealand or Western Europe?
Western Europe, at 1,268 kt against 586 kt in Australia and New Zealand as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions between Australia and New Zealand and Western Europe?
682 kt, with Western Europe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and New Zealand and Western Europe?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Australia and New Zealand and Western Europe rank globally for waste — emissions?
Australia and New Zealand ranks 24th and Western Europe ranks 27th of 232 countries.
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

Indicator
Waste — Emissions (CH4)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
265 places, 15,268 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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