Thailand vs United States of America: Waste — Emissions

Thailand
906 kt
in 2023
United States of America
4,940 kt
in 2023
Thailand rank
12th
United States of America rank
15th

Waste — Emissions over time

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

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 4,940 kt against 906 kt in Thailand, a difference of 4,034 kt.

That makes United States of America's figure about 5.5 times Thailand's.

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

Thailand ranks 12th 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 Thailand United States of America Difference Ahead
1960s 156.22 kt 6,290 kt 6,134 kt United States of America
1970s 218.2 kt 8,172 kt 7,954 kt United States of America
1980s 294.4 kt 8,550 kt 8,256 kt United States of America
1990s 396.5 kt 7,712 kt 7,316 kt United States of America
2000s 555.8 kt 5,509 kt 4,953 kt United States of America
2010s 768.8 kt 4,728 kt 3,959 kt United States of America
2020s 877.5 kt 4,902 kt 4,025 kt United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions, Thailand or United States of America?
United States of America, at 4,940 kt against 906 kt in Thailand as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions between Thailand and United States of America?
4,034 kt, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Thailand and United States of America?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Thailand and United States of America rank globally for waste — emissions?
Thailand ranks 12th 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