Northern America vs Pakistan: Waste — Emissions (CH4)

Northern America
5,697 kt
in 2023
Pakistan
820 kt
in 2023
Northern America rank
15th
Pakistan rank
17th

Waste — Emissions (CH4) over time

  • Northern America
  • Pakistan
02.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k10.0k196119922023

How they compare

Northern America currently reports 5,697 kt against 820 kt in Pakistan, a difference of 4,877 kt.

That makes Northern America's figure about 6.9 times Pakistan's.

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

Northern America ranks 15th and Pakistan ranks 17th of 33 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Northern America Pakistan Difference Ahead
1960s 6,796 kt 174.67 kt 6,621 kt Northern America
1970s 8,845 kt 207.8 kt 8,638 kt Northern America
1980s 9,319 kt 262.9 kt 9,056 kt Northern America
1990s 8,475 kt 338.2 kt 8,137 kt Northern America
2000s 6,269 kt 459.7 kt 5,809 kt Northern America
2010s 5,409 kt 625.6 kt 4,783 kt Northern America
2020s 5,644 kt 799.25 kt 4,845 kt Northern America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions, Northern America or Pakistan?
Northern America, at 5,697 kt against 820 kt in Pakistan as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions between Northern America and Pakistan?
4,877 kt, with Northern America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Northern America and Pakistan?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Northern America and Pakistan rank globally for waste — emissions?
Northern America ranks 15th and Pakistan ranks 17th of 33 groups.
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