Which has higher waste — emissions, Somalia or United States?

Somalia, at 3.46 kt against 3.41 kt in United States as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and United States?

63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.

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.

Somalia vs United States: Waste — Emissions

Somalia

3.46 kt

in 2023

United States

3.41 kt

in 2023

Somalia rank

82nd

United States rank

83rd

Waste — Emissions over time

Somalia
United States

How they compare

Somalia currently reports 3.46 kt against 3.41 kt in United States, a difference of 0.05 kt.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was United States ahead.

Somalia ranks 82nd and United States ranks 83rd of 169 countries.

United States has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Somalia	United States	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0 kt	0 kt	0 kt	—
1970s	0 kt	1.9 kt	1.9 kt	United States
1980s	0 kt	2.19 kt	2.19 kt	United States
1990s	0 kt	2.87 kt	2.87 kt	United States
2000s	1.56 kt	3.35 kt	1.79 kt	United States
2010s	2.46 kt	3.35 kt	0.888 kt	United States
2020s	3.28 kt	3.4 kt	0.1175 kt	United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions, Somalia or United States?: Somalia, at 3.46 kt against 3.41 kt in United States as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions between Somalia and United States?: 0.05 kt, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and United States?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Somalia and United States rank globally for waste — emissions?: Somalia ranks 82nd and United States ranks 83rd of 169 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

Indicator: Waste — Emissions (CO2)
Unit: kt
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 202 places, 11,581 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

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