India vs United States: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq)
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) over time
- India
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 147,890 kt against 141,374 kt in India, a difference of 6,516 kt.
Across all 63 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.
India ranks 5th and United States ranks 4th of 232 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 49,760 kt | 179,859 kt | 130,099 kt | United States |
| 1970s | 58,561 kt | 233,307 kt | 174,746 kt | United States |
| 1980s | 69,972 kt | 244,472 kt | 174,500 kt | United States |
| 1990s | 83,286 kt | 222,272 kt | 138,986 kt | United States |
| 2000s | 101,674 kt | 162,036 kt | 60,362 kt | United States |
| 2010s | 123,650 kt | 140,857 kt | 17,206 kt | United States |
| 2020s | 138,317 kt | 146,641 kt | 8,324 kt | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher waste — emissions (co2eq), India or United States?
- United States, at 147,890 kt against 141,374 kt in India as of 2023.
- What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2eq) between India and United States?
- 6,516 kt, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and United States?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do India and United States rank globally for waste — emissions (co2eq)?
- India ranks 5th and United States ranks 4th 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
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