Saudi Arabia vs United States of America: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) over time
- Saudi Arabia
- United States of America
How they compare
United States of America currently reports 147,890 kt against 31,618 kt in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 116,272 kt.
That makes United States of America's figure about 4.7 times Saudi Arabia's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, United States of America has been ahead every year.
Saudi Arabia ranks 15th and United States of America ranks 16th of 232 countries.
United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Saudi Arabia | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 991.2 kt | 179,859 kt | 178,868 kt | United States of America |
| 1970s | 2,596 kt | 233,307 kt | 230,711 kt | United States of America |
| 1980s | 6,207 kt | 244,472 kt | 238,265 kt | United States of America |
| 1990s | 10,506 kt | 222,272 kt | 211,767 kt | United States of America |
| 2000s | 15,941 kt | 162,036 kt | 146,094 kt | United States of America |
| 2010s | 25,685 kt | 140,857 kt | 115,172 kt | United States of America |
| 2020s | 30,626 kt | 146,641 kt | 116,015 kt | United States of America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher waste — emissions (co2eq), Saudi Arabia or United States of America?
- United States of America, at 147,890 kt against 31,618 kt in Saudi Arabia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2eq) between Saudi Arabia and United States of America?
- 116,272 kt, with United States of America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and United States of America?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Saudi Arabia and United States of America rank globally for waste — emissions (co2eq)?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 15th and United States of America ranks 16th 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