Republic of Korea vs United States of America: Waste — Emissions
Waste — Emissions over time
- Republic of Korea
- United States of America
How they compare
United States of America currently reports 4,940 kt against 701 kt in Republic of Korea, a difference of 4,239 kt.
That makes United States of America's figure about 7.0 times Republic of Korea's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, United States of America has been ahead every year.
Republic of Korea ranks 22nd and United States of America ranks 16th of 232 countries.
United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Republic of Korea | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 95.38 kt | 6,290 kt | 6,195 kt | United States of America |
| 1970s | 147.1 kt | 8,172 kt | 8,025 kt | United States of America |
| 1980s | 241.6 kt | 8,550 kt | 8,308 kt | United States of America |
| 1990s | 395.8 kt | 7,712 kt | 7,316 kt | United States of America |
| 2000s | 456.4 kt | 5,509 kt | 5,053 kt | United States of America |
| 2010s | 460.4 kt | 4,728 kt | 4,268 kt | United States of America |
| 2020s | 676 kt | 4,902 kt | 4,226 kt | United States of America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher waste — emissions, Republic of Korea or United States of America?
- United States of America, at 4,940 kt against 701 kt in Republic of Korea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in waste — emissions between Republic of Korea and United States of America?
- 4,239 kt, with United States of America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Republic of Korea and United States of America?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Republic of Korea and United States of America rank globally for waste — emissions?
- Republic of Korea ranks 22nd and United States of America ranks 16th 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