Which has higher waste — emissions, India or Turkey?

India, at 4,450 kt against 2,400 kt in Turkey as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for India and Turkey?

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.

India vs Turkey: Waste — Emissions

India

4,450 kt

in 2023

Turkey

2,400 kt

in 2023

India rank

7th

Turkey rank

10th

Waste — Emissions over time

India
Turkey

How they compare

India currently reports 4,450 kt against 2,400 kt in Turkey, a difference of 2,050 kt.

That makes India's figure about 1.9 times Turkey's.

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

India ranks 7th and Turkey ranks 10th of 232 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	India	Turkey	Difference	Ahead
1960s	1,634 kt	90.91 kt	1,544 kt	India
1970s	1,898 kt	112.2 kt	1,786 kt	India
1980s	2,241 kt	133.6 kt	2,107 kt	India
1990s	2,637 kt	337.3 kt	2,300 kt	India
2000s	3,232 kt	887.4 kt	2,345 kt	India
2010s	3,905 kt	1,671 kt	2,234 kt	India
2020s	4,355 kt	2,280 kt	2,075 kt	India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions, India or Turkey?: India, at 4,450 kt against 2,400 kt in Turkey as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions between India and Turkey?: 2,050 kt, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Turkey?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do India and Turkey rank globally for waste — emissions?: India ranks 7th and Turkey ranks 10th 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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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: 17 September 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