Africa vs USSR: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) over time
- Africa
- USSR
How they compare
Africa currently reports 215,153 kt against 104,072 kt in USSR, a difference of 111,081 kt.
That makes Africa's figure about 2.1 times USSR's.
Across all 31 years both countries report, USSR has been ahead every year.
Africa ranks 10th and USSR ranks 9th of 33 groups.
USSR has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Africa | USSR | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 37,226 kt | 70,029 kt | 32,802 kt | USSR |
| 1970s | 50,106 kt | 90,078 kt | 39,972 kt | USSR |
| 1980s | 69,318 kt | 103,450 kt | 34,132 kt | USSR |
| 1990s | 83,686 kt | 105,186 kt | 21,500 kt | USSR |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher waste — emissions (co2eq), Africa or USSR?
- Africa, at 215,153 kt against 104,072 kt in USSR as of 2023.
- What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2eq) between Africa and USSR?
- 111,081 kt, with Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and USSR?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1991.
- How do Africa and USSR rank globally for waste — emissions (co2eq)?
- Africa ranks 10th and USSR ranks 9th of 33 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). 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