Eastern Asia vs United States: Waste — Emissions (CH4)
Waste — Emissions (CH4) over time
- Eastern Asia
- United States
How they compare
Eastern Asia currently reports 14,357 kt against 4,940 kt in United States, a difference of 9,417 kt.
That makes Eastern Asia's figure about 2.9 times United States's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was United States ahead.
Eastern Asia ranks 6th and United States ranks 4th of 33 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, Eastern Asia averaged higher in 3 and United States in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eastern Asia | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3,605 kt | 6,290 kt | 2,685 kt | United States |
| 1970s | 4,380 kt | 8,172 kt | 3,792 kt | United States |
| 1980s | 5,110 kt | 8,550 kt | 3,440 kt | United States |
| 1990s | 6,014 kt | 7,712 kt | 1,698 kt | United States |
| 2000s | 7,706 kt | 5,509 kt | 2,197 kt | Eastern Asia |
| 2010s | 11,143 kt | 4,728 kt | 6,415 kt | Eastern Asia |
| 2020s | 13,766 kt | 4,902 kt | 8,863 kt | Eastern Asia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher waste — emissions, Eastern Asia or United States?
- Eastern Asia, at 14,357 kt against 4,940 kt in United States as of 2023.
- What is the difference in waste — emissions between Eastern Asia and United States?
- 9,417 kt, with Eastern Asia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eastern Asia and United States?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Eastern Asia and United States rank globally for waste — emissions?
- Eastern Asia ranks 6th 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