Democratic Republic of the Congo vs Iraq: Waste — Emissions

Democratic Republic of the Congo
424 kt
in 2023
Iraq
412 kt
in 2023
Democratic Republic of the Congo rank
8th
Iraq rank
28th

Waste — Emissions over time

  • Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • Iraq
100200300400196119922023

How they compare

Democratic Republic of the Congo currently reports 424 kt against 412 kt in Iraq, a difference of 12 kt.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Democratic Republic of the Congo ahead.

Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 8th and Iraq ranks 28th of 20 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Democratic Republic of the Congo averaged higher in 1 and Iraq in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic Republic of the Congo Iraq Difference Ahead
1960s 60.56 kt 64.03 kt 3.48 kt Iraq
1970s 77.26 kt 103.52 kt 26.26 kt Iraq
1980s 108.54 kt 149.5 kt 40.96 kt Iraq
1990s 144.8 kt 165.2 kt 20.4 kt Iraq
2000s 187.9 kt 222.1 kt 34.2 kt Iraq
2010s 301.5 kt 318.3 kt 16.8 kt Iraq
2020s 402.25 kt 395.5 kt 6.75 kt Democratic Republic of the Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions, Democratic Republic of the Congo or Iraq?
Democratic Republic of the Congo, at 424 kt against 412 kt in Iraq as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions between Democratic Republic of the Congo and Iraq?
12 kt, with Democratic Republic of the Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of the Congo and Iraq?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Democratic Republic of the Congo and Iraq rank globally for waste — emissions?
Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 8th and Iraq ranks 28th 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
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