United States vs World: Waste — Emissions
Waste — Emissions over time
- United States
- World
How they compare
World currently reports 65,452 kt against 4,940 kt in United States, a difference of 60,512 kt.
That makes World's figure about 13.2 times United States's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, World has been ahead every year.
United States ranks 4th and World ranks 1st of 232 countries.
World has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | United States | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6,290 kt | 26,919 kt | 20,629 kt | World |
| 1970s | 8,172 kt | 34,654 kt | 26,482 kt | World |
| 1980s | 8,550 kt | 40,166 kt | 31,616 kt | World |
| 1990s | 7,712 kt | 44,477 kt | 36,765 kt | World |
| 2000s | 5,509 kt | 47,960 kt | 42,451 kt | World |
| 2010s | 4,728 kt | 55,648 kt | 50,920 kt | World |
| 2020s | 4,902 kt | 63,707 kt | 58,804 kt | World |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher waste — emissions, United States or World?
- World, at 65,452 kt against 4,940 kt in United States as of 2023.
- What is the difference in waste — emissions between United States and World?
- 60,512 kt, with World ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for United States and World?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do United States and World rank globally for waste — emissions?
- United States ranks 4th and World ranks 1st 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