India vs United States: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4

India
124,600 kt
in 2023
United States
138,320 kt
in 2023
India rank
7th
United States rank
4th

Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 over time

  • India
  • United States
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How they compare

United States currently reports 138,320 kt against 124,600 kt in India, a difference of 13,720 kt.

That makes United States's figure about 1.1 times India's.

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

India ranks 7th and United States ranks 4th of 232 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade India United States Difference Ahead
1960s 45,764 kt 176,120 kt 130,356 kt United States
1970s 53,144 kt 228,816 kt 175,672 kt United States
1980s 62,748 kt 239,400 kt 176,652 kt United States
1990s 73,836 kt 215,936 kt 142,100 kt United States
2000s 90,496 kt 154,252 kt 63,756 kt United States
2010s 109,340 kt 132,384 kt 23,044 kt United States
2020s 121,940 kt 137,270 kt 15,330 kt United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4, India or United States?
United States, at 138,320 kt against 124,600 kt in India as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 between India and United States?
13,720 kt, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and United States?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do India and United States rank globally for waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4?
India ranks 7th and United States ranks 4th 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