Polynesia vs United States of America: Waste — Emissions

Polynesia
2.53 kt
in 2023
United States of America
4,940 kt
in 2023
Polynesia rank
18th
United States of America rank
15th

Waste — Emissions over time

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

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 4,940 kt against 2.53 kt in Polynesia, a difference of 4,937 kt.

That makes United States of America's figure about 1,955.7 times Polynesia's.

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

Polynesia ranks 18th and United States of America ranks 15th of 20 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Polynesia United States of America Difference Ahead
1960s 1.39 kt 6,290 kt 6,289 kt United States of America
1970s 1.7 kt 8,172 kt 8,170 kt United States of America
1980s 1.93 kt 8,550 kt 8,548 kt United States of America
1990s 2.07 kt 7,712 kt 7,710 kt United States of America
2000s 2.25 kt 5,509 kt 5,507 kt United States of America
2010s 2.4 kt 4,728 kt 4,726 kt United States of America
2020s 2.51 kt 4,902 kt 4,900 kt United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions, Polynesia or United States of America?
United States of America, at 4,940 kt against 2.53 kt in Polynesia as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions between Polynesia and United States of America?
4,937 kt, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Polynesia and United States of America?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Polynesia and United States of America rank globally for waste — emissions?
Polynesia ranks 18th and United States of America ranks 15th of 20 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