Russia vs United States: Waste — Emissions
Waste — Emissions over time
- Russia
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 4,940 kt against 4,770 kt in Russia, a difference of 170 kt.
Across all 32 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.
Russia ranks 5th and United States ranks 4th of 232 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Russia | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,288 kt | 7,576 kt | 5,289 kt | United States |
| 2000s | 2,805 kt | 5,509 kt | 2,704 kt | United States |
| 2010s | 3,609 kt | 4,728 kt | 1,119 kt | United States |
| 2020s | 4,530 kt | 4,902 kt | 372.5 kt | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher waste — emissions, Russia or United States?
- United States, at 4,940 kt against 4,770 kt in Russia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in waste — emissions between Russia and United States?
- 170 kt, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Russia and United States?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
- How do Russia and United States rank globally for waste — emissions?
- Russia ranks 5th 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