Australia and New Zealand vs Polynesia: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4

Australia and New Zealand
16,408 kt
in 2023
Polynesia
70.73 kt
in 2023
Australia and New Zealand rank
20th
Polynesia rank
18th

Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 over time

  • Australia and New Zealand
  • Polynesia
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How they compare

Australia and New Zealand currently reports 16,408 kt against 70.73 kt in Polynesia, a difference of 16,337 kt.

That makes Australia and New Zealand's figure about 232.0 times Polynesia's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Australia and New Zealand has been ahead every year.

Australia and New Zealand ranks 20th and Polynesia ranks 18th of 201 countries.

Australia and New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia and New Zealand Polynesia Difference Ahead
1960s 14,482 kt 38.85 kt 14,443 kt Australia and New Zealand
1970s 19,141 kt 47.52 kt 19,093 kt Australia and New Zealand
1980s 21,820 kt 54.06 kt 21,766 kt Australia and New Zealand
1990s 22,215 kt 58.08 kt 22,157 kt Australia and New Zealand
2000s 19,754 kt 63.14 kt 19,691 kt Australia and New Zealand
2010s 17,539 kt 67.1 kt 17,472 kt Australia and New Zealand
2020s 16,415 kt 70.18 kt 16,345 kt Australia and New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4, Australia and New Zealand or Polynesia?
Australia and New Zealand, at 16,408 kt against 70.73 kt in Polynesia as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 between Australia and New Zealand and Polynesia?
16,337 kt, with Australia and New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and New Zealand and Polynesia?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Australia and New Zealand and Polynesia rank globally for waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4?
Australia and New Zealand ranks 20th and Polynesia ranks 18th of 201 countries.
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

Indicator
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
253 places, 14,574 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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