France vs Western Africa: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)

France
20,064 kt
in 2023
Western Africa
54,182 kt
in 2023
France rank
25th
Western Africa rank
24th

Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) over time

  • France
  • Western Africa
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How they compare

Western Africa currently reports 54,182 kt against 20,064 kt in France, a difference of 34,118 kt.

That makes Western Africa's figure about 2.7 times France's.

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

France ranks 25th and Western Africa ranks 24th of 232 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, France averaged higher in 4 and Western Africa in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade France Western Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 16,672 kt 9,615 kt 7,057 kt France
1970s 22,592 kt 12,100 kt 10,492 kt France
1980s 22,962 kt 15,921 kt 7,041 kt France
1990s 25,588 kt 20,750 kt 4,838 kt France
2000s 27,643 kt 28,509 kt 865.95 kt Western Africa
2010s 24,788 kt 41,398 kt 16,610 kt Western Africa
2020s 20,827 kt 51,849 kt 31,022 kt Western Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions (co2eq), France or Western Africa?
Western Africa, at 54,182 kt against 20,064 kt in France as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2eq) between France and Western Africa?
34,118 kt, with Western Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Western Africa?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do France and Western Africa rank globally for waste — emissions (co2eq)?
France ranks 25th and Western Africa ranks 24th of 232 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
265 places, 15,268 data points, 1961–2023
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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