Which has higher waste — emissions, Asia or USSR?

Asia, at 262.82 kt against 16.05 kt in USSR as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Asia and USSR?

31 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1991.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Waste — Emissions (N2O). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Asia vs USSR: Waste — Emissions (N2O)

Asia

262.82 kt

in 2023

USSR

16.05 kt

in 1991

Asia rank

3rd

USSR rank

6th

Waste — Emissions (N2O) over time

Asia
USSR

How they compare

Asia currently reports 262.82 kt against 16.05 kt in USSR, a difference of 246.77 kt.

That makes Asia's figure about 16.4 times USSR's.

Across all 31 years both countries report, Asia has been ahead every year.

Asia ranks 3rd and USSR ranks 6th of 33 groups.

Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Asia	USSR	Difference	Ahead
1960s	60.09 kt	12.21 kt	47.88 kt	Asia
1970s	83.03 kt	14.59 kt	68.44 kt	Asia
1980s	112.46 kt	15.92 kt	96.54 kt	Asia
1990s	131.53 kt	16.2 kt	115.33 kt	Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions, Asia or USSR?: Asia, at 262.82 kt against 16.05 kt in USSR as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions between Asia and USSR?: 246.77 kt, with Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Asia and USSR?: 31 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1991.
How do Asia and USSR rank globally for waste — emissions?: Asia ranks 3rd and USSR ranks 6th of 33 groups.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Waste — Emissions (N2O). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Waste — Emissions (N2O)
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: 17 September 2026

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