Northern America vs Saudi Arabia: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) over time
- Northern America
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Northern America currently reports 170,311 kt against 31,618 kt in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 138,693 kt.
That makes Northern America's figure about 5.4 times Saudi Arabia's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Northern America has been ahead every year.
Northern America ranks 14th and Saudi Arabia ranks 15th of 33 groups.
Northern America has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Northern America | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 194,396 kt | 991.2 kt | 193,405 kt | Northern America |
| 1970s | 252,705 kt | 2,596 kt | 250,109 kt | Northern America |
| 1980s | 266,593 kt | 6,207 kt | 260,386 kt | Northern America |
| 1990s | 244,418 kt | 10,506 kt | 233,912 kt | Northern America |
| 2000s | 184,251 kt | 15,941 kt | 168,309 kt | Northern America |
| 2010s | 160,979 kt | 25,685 kt | 135,294 kt | Northern America |
| 2020s | 168,612 kt | 30,626 kt | 137,986 kt | Northern America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher waste — emissions (co2eq), Northern America or Saudi Arabia?
- Northern America, at 170,311 kt against 31,618 kt in Saudi Arabia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2eq) between Northern America and Saudi Arabia?
- 138,693 kt, with Northern America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Northern America and Saudi Arabia?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Northern America and Saudi Arabia rank globally for waste — emissions (co2eq)?
- Northern America ranks 14th and Saudi Arabia ranks 15th 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