France vs Western Europe: Waste — Emissions (CH4)
Waste — Emissions (CH4) over time
- France
- Western Europe
How they compare
Western Europe currently reports 1,268 kt against 567 kt in France, a difference of 701 kt.
That makes Western Europe's figure about 2.2 times France's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Western Europe has been ahead every year.
France ranks 25th and Western Europe ranks 27th of 232 countries.
Western Europe has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Western Europe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 561 kt | 2,656 kt | 2,095 kt | Western Europe |
| 1970s | 718.4 kt | 3,272 kt | 2,554 kt | Western Europe |
| 1980s | 722.6 kt | 3,314 kt | 2,591 kt | Western Europe |
| 1990s | 803.5 kt | 3,256 kt | 2,452 kt | Western Europe |
| 2000s | 859.9 kt | 2,391 kt | 1,531 kt | Western Europe |
| 2010s | 742.2 kt | 1,663 kt | 921.19 kt | Western Europe |
| 2020s | 597.5 kt | 1,340 kt | 742.43 kt | Western Europe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher waste — emissions, France or Western Europe?
- Western Europe, at 1,268 kt against 567 kt in France as of 2023.
- What is the difference in waste — emissions between France and Western Europe?
- 701 kt, with Western Europe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Western Europe?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do France and Western Europe rank globally for waste — emissions?
- France ranks 25th and Western Europe ranks 27th 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
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