Africa vs USSR: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5)
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) over time
- Africa
- USSR
How they compare
Africa currently reports 197,669 kt against 99,677 kt in USSR, a difference of 97,992 kt.
That makes Africa's figure about 2.0 times USSR's.
Across all 31 years both countries report, USSR has been ahead every year.
Africa ranks 10th and USSR ranks 9th of 33 groups.
USSR has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Africa | USSR | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 34,538 kt | 66,793 kt | 32,255 kt | USSR |
| 1970s | 46,375 kt | 86,166 kt | 39,792 kt | USSR |
| 1980s | 64,188 kt | 99,176 kt | 34,989 kt | USSR |
| 1990s | 77,398 kt | 100,751 kt | 23,353 kt | USSR |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4, Africa or USSR?
- Africa, at 197,669 kt against 99,677 kt in USSR as of 2023.
- What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 between Africa and USSR?
- 97,992 kt, with Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and USSR?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1991.
- How do Africa and USSR rank globally for waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4?
- Africa ranks 10th and USSR ranks 9th 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