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

Republic of Korea
19,628 kt
in 2023
United States of America
138,320 kt
in 2023
Republic of Korea rank
22nd
United States of America rank
16th

Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 over time

  • Republic of Korea
  • United States of America
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How they compare

United States of America currently reports 138,320 kt against 19,628 kt in Republic of Korea, a difference of 118,692 kt.

That makes United States of America's figure about 7.0 times Republic of Korea's.

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

Republic of Korea ranks 22nd and United States of America ranks 16th of 232 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Republic of Korea United States of America Difference Ahead
1960s 2,671 kt 176,120 kt 173,449 kt United States of America
1970s 4,119 kt 228,816 kt 224,697 kt United States of America
1980s 6,765 kt 239,400 kt 232,635 kt United States of America
1990s 11,082 kt 215,936 kt 204,854 kt United States of America
2000s 12,779 kt 154,252 kt 141,473 kt United States of America
2010s 12,891 kt 132,384 kt 119,493 kt United States of America
2020s 18,928 kt 137,270 kt 118,342 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, Republic of Korea or United States of America?
United States of America, at 138,320 kt against 19,628 kt in Republic of Korea as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 between Republic of Korea and United States of America?
118,692 kt, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Republic of Korea and United States of America?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Republic of Korea and United States of America rank globally for waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4?
Republic of Korea ranks 22nd and United States of America ranks 16th 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