Northern America vs Russian Federation: Waste — Emissions per capita

Northern America
0.44 t CO2eq/cap
in 2023
Russian Federation
0.94 t CO2eq/cap
in 2023
Northern America rank
6th
Russian Federation rank
7th

Waste — Emissions per capita over time

  • Northern America
  • Russian Federation
00.20.40.60.81199020062023

How they compare

Russian Federation currently reports 0.94 t CO2eq/cap against 0.44 t CO2eq/cap in Northern America, a difference of 0.5 t CO2eq/cap.

That makes Russian Federation's figure about 2.1 times Northern America's.

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

Northern America ranks 6th and Russian Federation ranks 7th of 31 groups.

Across the 4 decades both report, Northern America averaged higher in 2 and Russian Federation in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Northern America Russian Federation Difference Ahead
1990s 0.8063 t CO2eq/cap 0.4487 t CO2eq/cap 0.3575 t CO2eq/cap Northern America
2000s 0.565 t CO2eq/cap 0.558 t CO2eq/cap 0.007 t CO2eq/cap Northern America
2010s 0.446 t CO2eq/cap 0.714 t CO2eq/cap 0.268 t CO2eq/cap Russian Federation
2020s 0.44 t CO2eq/cap 0.8875 t CO2eq/cap 0.4475 t CO2eq/cap Russian Federation

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions per capita, Northern America or Russian Federation?
Russian Federation, at 0.94 t CO2eq/cap against 0.44 t CO2eq/cap in Northern America as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions per capita between Northern America and Russian Federation?
0.5 t CO2eq/cap, with Russian Federation ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Northern America and Russian Federation?
32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
How do Northern America and Russian Federation rank globally for waste — emissions per capita?
Northern America ranks 6th and Russian Federation ranks 7th of 31 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.