India vs USSR: Waste — Emissions
Waste — Emissions over time
- India
- USSR
How they compare
India currently reports 4,450 kt against 3,560 kt in USSR, a difference of 890 kt.
That makes India's figure about 1.3 times USSR's.
Across all 31 years both countries report, USSR has been ahead every year.
India ranks 7th and USSR ranks 9th of 232 countries.
USSR has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | USSR | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,634 kt | 2,385 kt | 751.02 kt | USSR |
| 1970s | 1,898 kt | 3,077 kt | 1,179 kt | USSR |
| 1980s | 2,241 kt | 3,542 kt | 1,301 kt | USSR |
| 1990s | 2,430 kt | 3,598 kt | 1,168 kt | USSR |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher waste — emissions, India or USSR?
- India, at 4,450 kt against 3,560 kt in USSR as of 2023.
- What is the difference in waste — emissions between India and USSR?
- 890 kt, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and USSR?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1991.
- How do India and USSR rank globally for waste — emissions?
- India ranks 7th and USSR ranks 9th 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