Australia vs Germany: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq)

Australia
12,684 kt
in 2023
Germany
12,436 kt
in 2023
Australia rank
27th
Germany rank
28th

Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) over time

  • Australia
  • Germany
10.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k50.0k196119922023

How they compare

Australia currently reports 12,684 kt against 12,436 kt in Germany, a difference of 248 kt.

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

Australia ranks 27th and Germany ranks 28th of 201 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Germany Difference Ahead
1960s 11,920 kt 38,822 kt 26,902 kt Germany
1970s 15,767 kt 46,161 kt 30,394 kt Germany
1980s 18,192 kt 46,463 kt 28,271 kt Germany
1990s 18,188 kt 45,642 kt 27,454 kt Germany
2000s 15,436 kt 29,591 kt 14,156 kt Germany
2010s 13,760 kt 17,882 kt 4,122 kt Germany
2020s 12,711 kt 13,480 kt 768.52 kt Germany

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions (co2eq), Australia or Germany?
Australia, at 12,684 kt against 12,436 kt in Germany as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2eq) between Australia and Germany?
248 kt, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Germany?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Australia and Germany rank globally for waste — emissions (co2eq)?
Australia ranks 27th and Germany ranks 28th of 201 countries.
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

Indicator
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
253 places, 14,574 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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