Canada vs United States of America: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq)
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) over time
- Canada
- United States of America
How they compare
United States of America currently reports 147,890 kt against 22,421 kt in Canada, a difference of 125,469 kt.
That makes United States of America's figure about 6.6 times Canada's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, United States of America has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 15th and United States of America ranks 15th of 201 countries.
United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14,536 kt | 179,859 kt | 165,323 kt | United States of America |
| 1970s | 19,398 kt | 233,307 kt | 213,909 kt | United States of America |
| 1980s | 22,121 kt | 244,472 kt | 222,351 kt | United States of America |
| 1990s | 22,145 kt | 222,272 kt | 200,127 kt | United States of America |
| 2000s | 22,215 kt | 162,036 kt | 139,821 kt | United States of America |
| 2010s | 20,122 kt | 140,857 kt | 120,735 kt | United States of America |
| 2020s | 21,972 kt | 146,641 kt | 124,669 kt | United States of America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher waste — emissions (co2eq), Canada or United States of America?
- United States of America, at 147,890 kt against 22,421 kt in Canada as of 2023.
- What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2eq) between Canada and United States of America?
- 125,469 kt, with United States of America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and United States of America?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Canada and United States of America rank globally for waste — emissions (co2eq)?
- Canada ranks 15th and United States of America ranks 15th 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
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