South Africa vs United States of America: Waste — Emissions
Waste — Emissions over time
- South Africa
- United States of America
How they compare
United States of America currently reports 4,940 kt against 751 kt in South Africa, a difference of 4,189 kt.
That makes United States of America's figure about 6.6 times South Africa's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, United States of America has been ahead every year.
South Africa ranks 16th 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 | South Africa | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 148.78 kt | 6,290 kt | 6,141 kt | United States of America |
| 1970s | 204.4 kt | 8,172 kt | 7,968 kt | United States of America |
| 1980s | 279.1 kt | 8,550 kt | 8,271 kt | United States of America |
| 1990s | 405.6 kt | 7,712 kt | 7,306 kt | United States of America |
| 2000s | 527.4 kt | 5,509 kt | 4,982 kt | United States of America |
| 2010s | 672.2 kt | 4,728 kt | 4,056 kt | United States of America |
| 2020s | 734.25 kt | 4,902 kt | 4,168 kt | United States of America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher waste — emissions, South Africa or United States of America?
- United States of America, at 4,940 kt against 751 kt in South Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in waste — emissions between South Africa and United States of America?
- 4,189 kt, with United States of America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and United States of America?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do South Africa and United States of America rank globally for waste — emissions?
- South Africa ranks 16th 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
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