Which has higher waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4, Australia or Iraq?

Australia, at 11,704 kt against 11,536 kt in Iraq as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Iraq?

63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.

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.

Australia vs Iraq: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5)

Australia

11,704 kt

in 2023

Iraq

11,536 kt

in 2023

Australia rank

36th

Iraq rank

37th

Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) over time

Australia
Iraq

How they compare

Australia currently reports 11,704 kt against 11,536 kt in Iraq, a difference of 168 kt.

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

Australia ranks 36th and Iraq ranks 37th of 232 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Australia	Iraq	Difference	Ahead
1960s	11,676 kt	1,793 kt	9,883 kt	Australia
1970s	15,467 kt	2,899 kt	12,569 kt	Australia
1980s	17,867 kt	4,186 kt	13,681 kt	Australia
1990s	17,766 kt	4,626 kt	13,140 kt	Australia
2000s	14,823 kt	6,219 kt	8,604 kt	Australia
2010s	12,877 kt	8,912 kt	3,965 kt	Australia
2020s	11,746 kt	11,074 kt	672 kt	Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4, Australia or Iraq?: Australia, at 11,704 kt against 11,536 kt in Iraq as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 between Australia and Iraq?: 168 kt, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Iraq?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Australia and Iraq rank globally for waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4?: Australia ranks 36th and Iraq ranks 37th of 232 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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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: 265 places, 15,268 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

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