Canada vs United States: Waste — Emissions Share
Canada
17.11 %
in 2023
United States
17.64 %
in 2023
Canada rank
133rd
United States rank
131st
Waste — Emissions Share over time
- Canada
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 17.64 % against 17.11 % in Canada, a difference of 0.53 %.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was United States ahead.
Canada ranks 133rd and United States ranks 131st of 222 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 1 and United States in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.98 % | 26.4 % | 6.42 % | United States |
| 2000s | 17.69 % | 20.49 % | 2.8 % | United States |
| 2010s | 15.96 % | 18.09 % | 2.14 % | United States |
| 2020s | 18.3 % | 18 % | 0.29 % | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher waste — emissions share, Canada or United States?
- United States, at 17.64 % against 17.11 % in Canada as of 2023.
- What is the difference in waste — emissions share between Canada and United States?
- 0.53 %, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and United States?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Canada and United States rank globally for waste — emissions share?
- Canada ranks 133rd and United States ranks 131st of 222 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Waste — Emissions Share (CH4). 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 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.