Australia vs United States: Waste — Emissions (CO2), annual growth rate

Australia
0 % change on previous year
in 2023
United States
0.2941 % change on previous year
in 2023
Australia rank
105th
United States rank
102nd

Waste — Emissions (CO2), annual growth rate over time

  • Australia
  • United States
-2002040197119972023

How they compare

United States currently reports 0.2941 % change on previous year against 0 % change on previous year in Australia, a difference of 0.2941 % change on previous year.

The two have swapped places 32 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1971 it was United States ahead.

Australia ranks 105th and United States ranks 102nd of 157 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 3 and United States in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia United States Difference Ahead
1970s 1.53 % change on previous year 1.54 % change on previous year 0.0166 % change on previous year United States
1980s 1.54 % change on previous year 1.48 % change on previous year 0.0627 % change on previous year Australia
1990s 2.78 % change on previous year 5.56 % change on previous year 2.78 % change on previous year United States
2000s 0.9119 % change on previous year -0.6685 % change on previous year 1.58 % change on previous year Australia
2010s 0.3323 % change on previous year 0 % change on previous year 0.3323 % change on previous year Australia
2020s 0.3215 % change on previous year 0.4458 % change on previous year 0.1243 % change on previous year United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions (co2), annual growth rate, Australia or United States?
United States, at 0.2941 % change on previous year against 0 % change on previous year in Australia as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2), annual growth rate between Australia and United States?
0.2941 % change on previous year, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and United States?
53 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do Australia and United States rank globally for waste — emissions (co2), annual growth rate?
Australia ranks 105th and United States ranks 102nd of 157 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Waste — Emissions (CO2), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Waste — Emissions (CO2), annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
190 places, 8,415 data points, 1971–2023
Last refreshed

The year-on-year percentage change in Waste — Emissions (CO2). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.