Europe vs United States: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) over time
- Europe
- United States
How they compare
Europe currently reports 307,752 kt against 147,890 kt in United States, a difference of 159,862 kt.
That makes Europe's figure about 2.1 times United States's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Europe has been ahead every year.
Europe ranks 7th and United States ranks 4th of 33 groups.
Europe has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Europe | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 279,270 kt | 179,859 kt | 99,411 kt | Europe |
| 1970s | 354,556 kt | 233,307 kt | 121,250 kt | Europe |
| 1980s | 376,670 kt | 244,472 kt | 132,199 kt | Europe |
| 1990s | 367,886 kt | 222,272 kt | 145,613 kt | Europe |
| 2000s | 332,153 kt | 162,036 kt | 170,117 kt | Europe |
| 2010s | 293,661 kt | 140,857 kt | 152,805 kt | Europe |
| 2020s | 304,444 kt | 146,641 kt | 157,803 kt | Europe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher waste — emissions (co2eq), Europe or United States?
- Europe, at 307,752 kt against 147,890 kt in United States as of 2023.
- What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2eq) between Europe and United States?
- 159,862 kt, with Europe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Europe and United States?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Europe and United States rank globally for waste — emissions (co2eq)?
- Europe ranks 7th and United States ranks 4th 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