France vs Western Africa: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5)

France
15,876 kt
in 2023
Western Africa
48,192 kt
in 2023
France rank
25th
Western Africa rank
24th

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

  • France
  • Western Africa
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How they compare

Western Africa currently reports 48,192 kt against 15,876 kt in France, a difference of 32,316 kt.

That makes Western Africa's figure about 3.0 times France's.

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

France ranks 25th and Western Africa ranks 24th of 232 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, France averaged higher in 4 and Western Africa in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade France Western Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 15,708 kt 8,898 kt 6,810 kt France
1970s 20,115 kt 11,147 kt 8,968 kt France
1980s 20,233 kt 14,607 kt 5,625 kt France
1990s 22,498 kt 18,678 kt 3,820 kt France
2000s 24,077 kt 25,379 kt 1,302 kt Western Africa
2010s 20,782 kt 37,023 kt 16,241 kt Western Africa
2020s 16,730 kt 46,270 kt 29,540 kt Western Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4, France or Western Africa?
Western Africa, at 48,192 kt against 15,876 kt in France as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 between France and Western Africa?
32,316 kt, with Western Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Western Africa?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do France and Western Africa rank globally for waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4?
France ranks 25th and Western Africa ranks 24th 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

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