Americas vs Russian Federation: Waste — Emissions per capita

Americas
0.45 t CO2eq/cap
in 2023
Russian Federation
0.94 t CO2eq/cap
in 2023
Americas rank
1st
Russian Federation rank
7th

Waste — Emissions per capita over time

  • Americas
  • Russian Federation
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How they compare

Russian Federation currently reports 0.94 t CO2eq/cap against 0.45 t CO2eq/cap in Americas, a difference of 0.49 t CO2eq/cap.

That makes Russian Federation's figure about 2.1 times Americas's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 32 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Americas ahead.

Americas ranks 1st and Russian Federation ranks 7th of 12 groups.

Across the 4 decades both report, Americas averaged higher in 1 and Russian Federation in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Americas Russian Federation Difference Ahead
1990s 0.55 t CO2eq/cap 0.4487 t CO2eq/cap 0.1013 t CO2eq/cap Americas
2000s 0.469 t CO2eq/cap 0.558 t CO2eq/cap 0.089 t CO2eq/cap Russian Federation
2010s 0.434 t CO2eq/cap 0.714 t CO2eq/cap 0.28 t CO2eq/cap Russian Federation
2020s 0.445 t CO2eq/cap 0.8875 t CO2eq/cap 0.4425 t CO2eq/cap Russian Federation

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions per capita, Americas or Russian Federation?
Russian Federation, at 0.94 t CO2eq/cap against 0.45 t CO2eq/cap in Americas as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions per capita between Americas and Russian Federation?
0.49 t CO2eq/cap, with Russian Federation ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and Russian Federation?
32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
How do Americas and Russian Federation rank globally for waste — emissions per capita?
Americas ranks 1st and Russian Federation ranks 7th of 12 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Waste — Emissions per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Waste — Emissions per capita
Unit
t CO2eq/cap
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
242 places, 8,008 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.