United States vs World: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5)
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) over time
- United States
- World
How they compare
World currently reports 1.83 million kt against 138,320 kt in United States, a difference of 1.69 million kt.
That makes World's figure about 13.2 times United States's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, World has been ahead every year.
United States ranks 4th and World ranks 1st of 232 countries.
World has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | United States | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 176,120 kt | 753,746 kt | 577,626 kt | World |
| 1970s | 228,816 kt | 970,308 kt | 741,492 kt | World |
| 1980s | 239,400 kt | 1.12 million kt | 885,253 kt | World |
| 1990s | 215,936 kt | 1.25 million kt | 1.03 million kt | World |
| 2000s | 154,252 kt | 1.34 million kt | 1.19 million kt | World |
| 2010s | 132,384 kt | 1.56 million kt | 1.43 million kt | World |
| 2020s | 137,270 kt | 1.78 million kt | 1.65 million kt | World |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4, United States or World?
- World, at 1.83 million kt against 138,320 kt in United States as of 2023.
- What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 between United States and World?
- 1.69 million kt, with World ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for United States and World?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do United States and World rank globally for waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4?
- United States ranks 4th and World ranks 1st 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