Which has higher waste — emissions, Finland or Ghana?

Finland, at 85.3 kt against 83.4 kt in Ghana as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Ghana?

63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.

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.

Finland vs Ghana: Waste — Emissions (CH4)

Finland

85.3 kt

in 2023

Ghana

83.4 kt

in 2023

Finland rank

103rd

Ghana rank

105th

Waste — Emissions (CH4) over time

Finland
Ghana

How they compare

Finland currently reports 85.3 kt against 83.4 kt in Ghana, a difference of 1.9 kt.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Finland has been ahead every year.

Finland ranks 103rd and Ghana ranks 105th of 232 countries.

Finland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Finland	Ghana	Difference	Ahead
1960s	162.22 kt	23.79 kt	138.43 kt	Finland
1970s	205.5 kt	29.51 kt	175.99 kt	Finland
1980s	217.3 kt	40.31 kt	176.99 kt	Finland
1990s	232.8 kt	48.64 kt	184.16 kt	Finland
2000s	189.4 kt	56.43 kt	132.97 kt	Finland
2010s	143.2 kt	71.27 kt	71.93 kt	Finland
2020s	112.08 kt	81.3 kt	30.78 kt	Finland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions, Finland or Ghana?: Finland, at 85.3 kt against 83.4 kt in Ghana as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions between Finland and Ghana?: 1.9 kt, with Finland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Ghana?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Finland and Ghana rank globally for waste — emissions?: Finland ranks 103rd and Ghana ranks 105th of 232 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: 265 places, 15,268 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 26 October 2026

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