Democratic Republic of the Congo vs Iran (Islamic Republic of): Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4

Democratic Republic of the Congo
11,872 kt
in 2023
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
14,112 kt
in 2023
Democratic Republic of the Congo rank
8th
Iran (Islamic Republic of) rank
7th

Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 over time

  • Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • Iran (Islamic Republic of)
2.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k12.5k15.0k196119922023

How they compare

Iran (Islamic Republic of) currently reports 14,112 kt against 11,872 kt in Democratic Republic of the Congo, a difference of 2,240 kt.

That makes Iran (Islamic Republic of)'s figure about 1.2 times Democratic Republic of the Congo's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Iran (Islamic Republic of) has been ahead every year.

Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 8th and Iran (Islamic Republic of) ranks 7th of 20 countries.

Iran (Islamic Republic of) has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic Republic of the Congo Iran (Islamic Republic of) Difference Ahead
1960s 1,696 kt 2,970 kt 1,274 kt Iran (Islamic Republic of)
1970s 2,163 kt 3,788 kt 1,625 kt Iran (Islamic Republic of)
1980s 3,039 kt 5,166 kt 2,127 kt Iran (Islamic Republic of)
1990s 4,054 kt 6,745 kt 2,691 kt Iran (Islamic Republic of)
2000s 5,261 kt 8,607 kt 3,346 kt Iran (Islamic Republic of)
2010s 8,442 kt 11,925 kt 3,483 kt Iran (Islamic Republic of)
2020s 11,263 kt 13,755 kt 2,492 kt Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4, Democratic Republic of the Congo or Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
Iran (Islamic Republic of), at 14,112 kt against 11,872 kt in Democratic Republic of the Congo as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 between Democratic Republic of the Congo and Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
2,240 kt, with Iran (Islamic Republic of) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of the Congo and Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Democratic Republic of the Congo and Iran (Islamic Republic of) rank globally for waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4?
Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 8th and Iran (Islamic Republic of) ranks 7th of 20 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.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Democratic Republic of the Congo vs Iran (Islamic Republic of): Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4. Statizoid, drawing on Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Retrieved 15 September 2026, from https://climate.statizoid.com/compare/waste-emissions-co2eq-from-ch4-ar5-fao-tier-1/democratic-republic-of-the-congo/iran-islamic-republic-of/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://climate.statizoid.com/compare/waste-emissions-co2eq-from-ch4-ar5-fao-tier-1/democratic-republic-of-the-congo/iran-islamic-republic-of/">Democratic Republic of the Congo vs Iran (Islamic Republic of): Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4</a> — Statizoid

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