OECD vs United States: Waste — Emissions
Waste — Emissions over time
- OECD
- United States
How they compare
OECD currently reports 16,440 kt against 4,940 kt in United States, a difference of 11,500 kt.
That makes OECD's figure about 3.3 times United States's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, OECD has been ahead every year.
OECD ranks 1st and United States ranks 4th of 232 countries.
OECD has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | OECD | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15,255 kt | 6,290 kt | 8,965 kt | OECD |
| 1970s | 19,550 kt | 8,172 kt | 11,378 kt | OECD |
| 1980s | 20,764 kt | 8,550 kt | 12,214 kt | OECD |
| 1990s | 21,217 kt | 7,712 kt | 13,505 kt | OECD |
| 2000s | 18,012 kt | 5,509 kt | 12,503 kt | OECD |
| 2010s | 15,755 kt | 4,728 kt | 11,027 kt | OECD |
| 2020s | 16,351 kt | 4,902 kt | 11,448 kt | OECD |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher waste — emissions, OECD or United States?
- OECD, at 16,440 kt against 4,940 kt in United States as of 2023.
- What is the difference in waste — emissions between OECD and United States?
- 11,500 kt, with OECD ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for OECD and United States?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do OECD and United States rank globally for waste — emissions?
- OECD ranks 1st and United States ranks 4th 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