New Zealand vs Russian Federation: Waste — Emissions per capita

New Zealand
0.93 t CO2eq/cap
in 2023
Russian Federation
0.94 t CO2eq/cap
in 2023
New Zealand rank
9th
Russian Federation rank
7th

Waste — Emissions per capita over time

  • New Zealand
  • Russian Federation
0.40.60.811.2199020062023

How they compare

Russian Federation currently reports 0.94 t CO2eq/cap against 0.93 t CO2eq/cap in New Zealand, a difference of 0.01 t CO2eq/cap.

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

New Zealand ranks 9th and Russian Federation ranks 7th of 222 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade New Zealand Russian Federation Difference Ahead
1990s 1.24 t CO2eq/cap 0.4487 t CO2eq/cap 0.7925 t CO2eq/cap New Zealand
2000s 1.22 t CO2eq/cap 0.558 t CO2eq/cap 0.665 t CO2eq/cap New Zealand
2010s 1.03 t CO2eq/cap 0.714 t CO2eq/cap 0.317 t CO2eq/cap New Zealand
2020s 0.9325 t CO2eq/cap 0.8875 t CO2eq/cap 0.045 t CO2eq/cap New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions per capita, New Zealand or Russian Federation?
Russian Federation, at 0.94 t CO2eq/cap against 0.93 t CO2eq/cap in New Zealand as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions per capita between New Zealand and Russian Federation?
0.01 t CO2eq/cap, with Russian Federation ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Russian Federation?
32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
How do New Zealand and Russian Federation rank globally for waste — emissions per capita?
New Zealand ranks 9th and Russian Federation ranks 7th of 222 countries.
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
254 places, 8,412 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.