France vs Southern Europe: Waste — Emissions (CH4)

France
567 kt
in 2023
Southern Europe
1,384 kt
in 2023
France rank
25th
Southern Europe rank
25th

Waste — Emissions (CH4) over time

  • France
  • Southern Europe
5001.0k1.5k2.0k196119922023

How they compare

Southern Europe currently reports 1,384 kt against 567 kt in France, a difference of 817 kt.

That makes Southern Europe's figure about 2.4 times France's.

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

France ranks 25th and Southern Europe ranks 25th of 232 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade France Southern Europe Difference Ahead
1960s 561 kt 1,305 kt 744.46 kt Southern Europe
1970s 718.4 kt 1,711 kt 992.44 kt Southern Europe
1980s 722.6 kt 1,778 kt 1,055 kt Southern Europe
1990s 803.5 kt 1,855 kt 1,051 kt Southern Europe
2000s 859.9 kt 1,972 kt 1,112 kt Southern Europe
2010s 742.2 kt 1,643 kt 900.67 kt Southern Europe
2020s 597.5 kt 1,428 kt 830.01 kt Southern Europe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions, France or Southern Europe?
Southern Europe, at 1,384 kt against 567 kt in France as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions between France and Southern Europe?
817 kt, with Southern Europe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Southern Europe?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do France and Southern Europe rank globally for waste — emissions?
France ranks 25th and Southern Europe ranks 25th 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

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