Democratic People's Republic of Korea vs USSR: Waste — Emissions

Democratic People's Republic of Korea
152 kt
in 2023
USSR
3,560 kt
in 1991
Democratic People's Republic of Korea rank
10th
USSR rank
7th

Waste — Emissions over time

  • Democratic People's Republic of Korea
  • USSR
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How they compare

USSR currently reports 3,560 kt against 152 kt in Democratic People's Republic of Korea, a difference of 3,408 kt.

That makes USSR's figure about 23.4 times Democratic People's Republic of Korea's.

Across all 31 years both countries report, USSR has been ahead every year.

Democratic People's Republic of Korea ranks 10th and USSR ranks 7th of 20 countries.

USSR has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic People's Republic of Korea USSR Difference Ahead
1960s 82.12 kt 2,385 kt 2,303 kt USSR
1970s 107.59 kt 3,077 kt 2,970 kt USSR
1980s 129.2 kt 3,542 kt 3,413 kt USSR
1990s 139.5 kt 3,598 kt 3,459 kt USSR

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions, Democratic People's Republic of Korea or USSR?
USSR, at 3,560 kt against 152 kt in Democratic People's Republic of Korea as of 1991.
What is the difference in waste — emissions between Democratic People's Republic of Korea and USSR?
3,408 kt, with USSR ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic People's Republic of Korea and USSR?
31 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1991.
How do Democratic People's Republic of Korea and USSR rank globally for waste — emissions?
Democratic People's Republic of Korea ranks 10th and USSR ranks 7th of 20 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
253 places, 14,574 data points, 1961–2023
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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