Northern America vs Saudi Arabia: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5)
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) over time
- Northern America
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Northern America currently reports 159,516 kt against 31,080 kt in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 128,436 kt.
That makes Northern America's figure about 5.1 times Saudi Arabia's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Northern America has been ahead every year.
Northern America ranks 15th and Saudi Arabia ranks 14th of 33 groups.
Northern America has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Northern America | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 190,276 kt | 976.58 kt | 189,299 kt | Northern America |
| 1970s | 247,668 kt | 2,532 kt | 245,136 kt | Northern America |
| 1980s | 260,929 kt | 6,051 kt | 254,878 kt | Northern America |
| 1990s | 237,300 kt | 10,259 kt | 227,041 kt | Northern America |
| 2000s | 175,524 kt | 15,616 kt | 159,908 kt | Northern America |
| 2010s | 151,452 kt | 25,222 kt | 126,230 kt | Northern America |
| 2020s | 158,046 kt | 30,100 kt | 127,946 kt | Northern America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4, Northern America or Saudi Arabia?
- Northern America, at 159,516 kt against 31,080 kt in Saudi Arabia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 between Northern America and Saudi Arabia?
- 128,436 kt, with Northern America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Northern America and Saudi Arabia?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Northern America and Saudi Arabia rank globally for waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4?
- Northern America ranks 15th and Saudi Arabia ranks 14th of 33 groups.
- 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
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