Asia vs United States: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5)
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) over time
- Asia
- United States
How they compare
Asia currently reports 889,751 kt against 138,320 kt in United States, a difference of 751,431 kt.
That makes Asia's figure about 6.4 times United States's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Asia ahead.
Asia ranks 3rd and United States ranks 4th of 33 groups.
Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Asia | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 189,543 kt | 176,120 kt | 13,423 kt | Asia |
| 1970s | 232,441 kt | 228,816 kt | 3,625 kt | Asia |
| 1980s | 288,627 kt | 239,400 kt | 49,227 kt | Asia |
| 1990s | 374,482 kt | 215,936 kt | 158,546 kt | Asia |
| 2000s | 506,916 kt | 154,252 kt | 352,664 kt | Asia |
| 2010s | 713,189 kt | 132,384 kt | 580,805 kt | Asia |
| 2020s | 858,795 kt | 137,270 kt | 721,525 kt | Asia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4, Asia or United States?
- Asia, at 889,751 kt against 138,320 kt in United States as of 2023.
- What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 between Asia and United States?
- 751,431 kt, with Asia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Asia and United States?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Asia and United States rank globally for waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4?
- Asia ranks 3rd and United States ranks 4th 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