Africa vs India: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5)
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) over time
- Africa
- India
How they compare
Africa currently reports 197,669 kt against 124,600 kt in India, a difference of 73,069 kt.
That makes Africa's figure about 1.6 times India's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was India ahead.
Africa ranks 10th and India ranks 7th of 33 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, Africa averaged higher in 5 and India in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Africa | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 34,538 kt | 45,764 kt | 11,227 kt | India |
| 1970s | 46,375 kt | 53,144 kt | 6,769 kt | India |
| 1980s | 64,188 kt | 62,748 kt | 1,440 kt | Africa |
| 1990s | 85,366 kt | 73,836 kt | 11,530 kt | Africa |
| 2000s | 112,440 kt | 90,496 kt | 21,944 kt | Africa |
| 2010s | 153,994 kt | 109,340 kt | 44,654 kt | Africa |
| 2020s | 189,657 kt | 121,940 kt | 67,717 kt | Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4, Africa or India?
- Africa, at 197,669 kt against 124,600 kt in India as of 2023.
- What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 between Africa and India?
- 73,069 kt, with Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and India?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Africa and India rank globally for waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4?
- Africa ranks 10th and India ranks 7th of 33 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (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