Pakistan vs United States of America: Waste — Emissions

Pakistan
820 kt
in 2023
United States of America
4,940 kt
in 2023
Pakistan rank
13th
United States of America rank
15th

Waste — Emissions over time

  • Pakistan
  • United States of America
02.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k196119922023

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 4,940 kt against 820 kt in Pakistan, a difference of 4,120 kt.

That makes United States of America's figure about 6.0 times Pakistan's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, United States of America has been ahead every year.

Pakistan ranks 13th and United States of America ranks 15th of 201 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Pakistan United States of America Difference Ahead
1960s 174.67 kt 6,290 kt 6,115 kt United States of America
1970s 207.8 kt 8,172 kt 7,964 kt United States of America
1980s 262.9 kt 8,550 kt 8,287 kt United States of America
1990s 338.2 kt 7,712 kt 7,374 kt United States of America
2000s 459.7 kt 5,509 kt 5,049 kt United States of America
2010s 625.6 kt 4,728 kt 4,102 kt United States of America
2020s 799.25 kt 4,902 kt 4,103 kt United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions, Pakistan or United States of America?
United States of America, at 4,940 kt against 820 kt in Pakistan as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions between Pakistan and United States of America?
4,120 kt, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Pakistan and United States of America?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Pakistan and United States of America rank globally for waste — emissions?
Pakistan ranks 13th and United States of America ranks 15th of 201 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

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
253 places, 14,574 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