Europe vs USSR: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)

Europe
307,752 kt
in 2023
USSR
104,072 kt
in 1991
Europe rank
7th
USSR rank
9th

Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) over time

  • Europe
  • USSR
100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k196119922023

How they compare

Europe currently reports 307,752 kt against 104,072 kt in USSR, a difference of 203,680 kt.

That makes Europe's figure about 3.0 times USSR's.

Across all 31 years both countries report, Europe has been ahead every year.

Europe ranks 7th and USSR ranks 9th of 33 groups.

Europe has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Europe USSR Difference Ahead
1960s 279,270 kt 70,029 kt 209,241 kt Europe
1970s 354,556 kt 90,078 kt 264,478 kt Europe
1980s 376,670 kt 103,450 kt 273,220 kt Europe
1990s 386,746 kt 105,186 kt 281,560 kt Europe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions (co2eq), Europe or USSR?
Europe, at 307,752 kt against 104,072 kt in USSR as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2eq) between Europe and USSR?
203,680 kt, with Europe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe and USSR?
31 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1991.
How do Europe and USSR rank globally for waste — emissions (co2eq)?
Europe ranks 7th 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

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
265 places, 15,268 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