France vs Northern Africa: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4

France
15,876 kt
in 2023
Northern Africa
67,732 kt
in 2023
France rank
21st
Northern Africa rank
20th

Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 over time

  • France
  • Northern Africa
020.0k40.0k60.0k196119922023

How they compare

Northern Africa currently reports 67,732 kt against 15,876 kt in France, a difference of 51,856 kt.

That makes Northern Africa's figure about 4.3 times France's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was France ahead.

France ranks 21st and Northern Africa ranks 20th of 201 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, France averaged higher in 2 and Northern Africa in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade France Northern Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 15,708 kt 10,403 kt 5,305 kt France
1970s 20,115 kt 16,024 kt 4,091 kt France
1980s 20,233 kt 23,611 kt 3,378 kt Northern Africa
1990s 22,498 kt 31,818 kt 9,320 kt Northern Africa
2000s 24,077 kt 40,559 kt 16,481 kt Northern Africa
2010s 20,782 kt 52,198 kt 31,416 kt Northern Africa
2020s 16,730 kt 64,756 kt 48,026 kt Northern Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4, France or Northern Africa?
Northern Africa, at 67,732 kt against 15,876 kt in France as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 between France and Northern Africa?
51,856 kt, with Northern Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Northern Africa?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do France and Northern Africa rank globally for waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4?
France ranks 21st and Northern Africa ranks 20th 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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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