Canada vs United States of America: Waste — Emissions
Waste — Emissions over time
- Canada
- United States of America
How they compare
United States of America currently reports 4,940 kt against 757 kt in Canada, a difference of 4,183 kt.
That makes United States of America's figure about 6.5 times Canada's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, United States of America has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 15th and United States of America ranks 15th of 201 countries.
United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 505.56 kt | 6,290 kt | 5,784 kt | United States of America |
| 1970s | 673.3 kt | 8,172 kt | 7,499 kt | United States of America |
| 1980s | 768.9 kt | 8,550 kt | 7,781 kt | United States of America |
| 1990s | 763 kt | 7,712 kt | 6,949 kt | United States of America |
| 2000s | 759.7 kt | 5,509 kt | 4,749 kt | United States of America |
| 2010s | 681 kt | 4,728 kt | 4,047 kt | United States of America |
| 2020s | 742 kt | 4,902 kt | 4,160 kt | United States of America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher waste — emissions, Canada or United States of America?
- United States of America, at 4,940 kt against 757 kt in Canada as of 2023.
- What is the difference in waste — emissions between Canada and United States of America?
- 4,183 kt, with United States of America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and United States of America?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Canada and United States of America rank globally for waste — emissions?
- Canada ranks 15th and United States of America ranks 15th of 201 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
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