Northern America vs Saudi Arabia: Waste — Emissions (CH4)
Waste — Emissions (CH4) over time
- Northern America
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Northern America currently reports 5,697 kt against 1,110 kt in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 4,587 kt.
That makes Northern America's figure about 5.1 times Saudi Arabia's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Northern America has been ahead every year.
Northern America ranks 15th and Saudi Arabia ranks 14th 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 | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6,796 kt | 34.88 kt | 6,761 kt | Northern America |
| 1970s | 8,845 kt | 90.44 kt | 8,755 kt | Northern America |
| 1980s | 9,319 kt | 216.1 kt | 9,103 kt | Northern America |
| 1990s | 8,475 kt | 366.4 kt | 8,109 kt | Northern America |
| 2000s | 6,269 kt | 557.7 kt | 5,711 kt | Northern America |
| 2010s | 5,409 kt | 900.8 kt | 4,508 kt | Northern America |
| 2020s | 5,644 kt | 1,075 kt | 4,570 kt | Northern America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher waste — emissions, Northern America or Saudi Arabia?
- Northern America, at 5,697 kt against 1,110 kt in Saudi Arabia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in waste — emissions between Northern America and Saudi Arabia?
- 4,587 kt, with Northern America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Northern America and Saudi Arabia?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Northern America and Saudi Arabia rank globally for waste — emissions?
- Northern America ranks 15th and Saudi Arabia ranks 14th 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
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