Democratic Republic of the Congo vs Iraq: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5)

Democratic Republic of the Congo
11,872 kt
in 2023
Iraq
11,536 kt
in 2023
Democratic Republic of the Congo rank
35th
Iraq rank
37th

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

  • Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • Iraq
2.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k12.5k196119922023

How they compare

Democratic Republic of the Congo currently reports 11,872 kt against 11,536 kt in Iraq, a difference of 336 kt.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Democratic Republic of the Congo ahead.

Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 35th and Iraq ranks 37th of 232 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Democratic Republic of the Congo averaged higher in 1 and Iraq in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic Republic of the Congo Iraq Difference Ahead
1960s 1,696 kt 1,793 kt 97.38 kt Iraq
1970s 2,163 kt 2,899 kt 735.28 kt Iraq
1980s 3,039 kt 4,186 kt 1,147 kt Iraq
1990s 4,054 kt 4,626 kt 571.2 kt Iraq
2000s 5,261 kt 6,219 kt 957.6 kt Iraq
2010s 8,442 kt 8,912 kt 470.4 kt Iraq
2020s 11,263 kt 11,074 kt 189 kt Democratic Republic of the Congo

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 Iraq?
Democratic Republic of the Congo, at 11,872 kt against 11,536 kt in Iraq as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 between Democratic Republic of the Congo and Iraq?
336 kt, with Democratic Republic of the Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of the Congo and Iraq?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Democratic Republic of the Congo and Iraq rank globally for waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4?
Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 35th 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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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
265 places, 15,268 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