Europe vs USSR: Waste — Emissions (CH4)
Waste — Emissions (CH4) over time
- Europe
- USSR
How they compare
Europe currently reports 10,070 kt against 3,560 kt in USSR, a difference of 6,510 kt.
That makes Europe's figure about 2.8 times USSR's.
Across all 31 years both countries report, Europe has been ahead every year.
Europe ranks 8th and USSR ranks 9th of 33 groups.
Europe has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Europe | USSR | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9,598 kt | 2,385 kt | 7,213 kt | Europe |
| 1970s | 12,039 kt | 3,077 kt | 8,961 kt | Europe |
| 1980s | 12,756 kt | 3,542 kt | 9,214 kt | Europe |
| 1990s | 13,089 kt | 3,598 kt | 9,491 kt | Europe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher waste — emissions, Europe or USSR?
- Europe, at 10,070 kt against 3,560 kt in USSR as of 2023.
- What is the difference in waste — emissions between Europe and USSR?
- 6,510 kt, with Europe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Europe and USSR?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1991.
- How do Europe and USSR rank globally for waste — emissions?
- Europe ranks 8th and USSR ranks 9th 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