Europe vs India: Waste — Emissions (CH4)
Waste — Emissions (CH4) over time
- Europe
- India
How they compare
Europe currently reports 10,070 kt against 4,450 kt in India, a difference of 5,620 kt.
That makes Europe's figure about 2.3 times India's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Europe has been ahead every year.
Europe ranks 8th and India ranks 7th of 33 groups.
Europe has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Europe | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9,598 kt | 1,634 kt | 7,964 kt | Europe |
| 1970s | 12,039 kt | 1,898 kt | 10,141 kt | Europe |
| 1980s | 12,756 kt | 2,241 kt | 10,515 kt | Europe |
| 1990s | 12,423 kt | 2,637 kt | 9,786 kt | Europe |
| 2000s | 11,055 kt | 3,232 kt | 7,823 kt | Europe |
| 2010s | 9,622 kt | 3,905 kt | 5,717 kt | Europe |
| 2020s | 9,963 kt | 4,355 kt | 5,608 kt | Europe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher waste — emissions, Europe or India?
- Europe, at 10,070 kt against 4,450 kt in India as of 2023.
- What is the difference in waste — emissions between Europe and India?
- 5,620 kt, with Europe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Europe and India?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Europe and India rank globally for waste — emissions?
- Europe ranks 8th and India ranks 7th 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