OECD vs World: Waste — Emissions
Waste — Emissions over time
- OECD
- World
How they compare
World currently reports 19,893 kt against 13,203 kt in OECD, a difference of 6,690 kt.
That makes World's figure about 1.5 times OECD's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, World has been ahead every year.
OECD ranks 1st and World ranks 1st of 145 countries.
World has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | OECD | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 kt | 0 kt | 0 kt | — |
| 1970s | 7,776 kt | 8,310 kt | 534.12 kt | World |
| 1980s | 9,222 kt | 9,990 kt | 767.45 kt | World |
| 1990s | 11,243 kt | 12,673 kt | 1,430 kt | World |
| 2000s | 13,145 kt | 15,735 kt | 2,590 kt | World |
| 2010s | 12,965 kt | 18,042 kt | 5,078 kt | World |
| 2020s | 13,152 kt | 19,470 kt | 6,317 kt | World |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher waste — emissions, OECD or World?
- World, at 19,893 kt against 13,203 kt in OECD as of 2023.
- What is the difference in waste — emissions between OECD and World?
- 6,690 kt, with World ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for OECD and World?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do OECD and World rank globally for waste — emissions?
- OECD ranks 1st and World ranks 1st of 145 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Waste — Emissions (CO2). 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