OECD vs World: Waste — Emissions
Waste — Emissions over time
- OECD
- World
How they compare
World currently reports 65,452 kt against 16,440 kt in OECD, a difference of 49,012 kt.
That makes World's figure about 4.0 times OECD's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, World has been ahead every year.
OECD ranks 1st and World ranks 1st of 218 countries.
World has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | OECD | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15,255 kt | 26,919 kt | 11,664 kt | World |
| 1970s | 19,550 kt | 34,654 kt | 15,103 kt | World |
| 1980s | 20,764 kt | 40,166 kt | 19,402 kt | World |
| 1990s | 21,217 kt | 44,477 kt | 23,261 kt | World |
| 2000s | 18,012 kt | 47,960 kt | 29,948 kt | World |
| 2010s | 15,755 kt | 55,648 kt | 39,893 kt | World |
| 2020s | 16,351 kt | 63,707 kt | 47,356 kt | World |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher waste — emissions, OECD or World?
- World, at 65,452 kt against 16,440 kt in OECD as of 2023.
- What is the difference in waste — emissions between OECD and World?
- 49,012 kt, with World ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for OECD and World?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do OECD and World rank globally for waste — emissions?
- OECD ranks 1st and World ranks 1st of 218 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