Melanesia vs United States of America: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4

Melanesia
1,540 kt
in 2023
United States of America
138,320 kt
in 2023
Melanesia rank
12th
United States of America rank
15th

Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 over time

  • Melanesia
  • United States of America
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How they compare

United States of America currently reports 138,320 kt against 1,540 kt in Melanesia, a difference of 136,780 kt.

That makes United States of America's figure about 89.8 times Melanesia's.

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

Melanesia ranks 12th and United States of America ranks 15th of 20 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Melanesia United States of America Difference Ahead
1960s 386.26 kt 176,120 kt 175,734 kt United States of America
1970s 530.53 kt 228,816 kt 228,285 kt United States of America
1980s 664.98 kt 239,400 kt 238,735 kt United States of America
1990s 808.39 kt 215,936 kt 215,128 kt United States of America
2000s 1,011 kt 154,252 kt 153,241 kt United States of America
2010s 1,284 kt 132,384 kt 131,100 kt United States of America
2020s 1,495 kt 137,270 kt 135,775 kt United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4, Melanesia or United States of America?
United States of America, at 138,320 kt against 1,540 kt in Melanesia as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 between Melanesia and United States of America?
136,780 kt, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Melanesia and United States of America?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Melanesia and United States of America rank globally for waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4?
Melanesia ranks 12th and United States of America ranks 15th 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.

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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
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