OECD vs United States: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 over time
- OECD
- United States
How they compare
OECD currently reports 460,311 kt against 138,320 kt in United States, a difference of 321,991 kt.
That makes OECD's figure about 3.3 times United States's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, OECD has been ahead every year.
OECD ranks 1st and United States ranks 4th of 232 countries.
OECD has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | OECD | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 427,140 kt | 176,120 kt | 251,020 kt | OECD |
| 1970s | 547,410 kt | 228,816 kt | 318,594 kt | OECD |
| 1980s | 581,398 kt | 239,400 kt | 341,998 kt | OECD |
| 1990s | 594,069 kt | 215,936 kt | 378,133 kt | OECD |
| 2000s | 504,323 kt | 154,252 kt | 350,071 kt | OECD |
| 2010s | 441,132 kt | 132,384 kt | 308,748 kt | OECD |
| 2020s | 457,820 kt | 137,270 kt | 320,550 kt | OECD |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4, OECD or United States?
- OECD, at 460,311 kt against 138,320 kt in United States as of 2023.
- What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 between OECD and United States?
- 321,991 kt, with OECD ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for OECD and United States?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do OECD and United States rank globally for waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4?
- OECD ranks 1st 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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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