Australia vs Low income: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Waste
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Waste over time
- Australia
- Low income
How they compare
Low income currently reports 0.0245 Mt CO2e against 0.0166 Mt CO2e in Australia, a difference of 0.0079 Mt CO2e.
That makes Low income's figure about 1.5 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 31st and Low income ranks 28th of 101 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 3 and Low income in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Low income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0087 Mt CO2e | 0.0069 Mt CO2e | 0.0017 Mt CO2e | Australia |
| 1980s | 0.01 Mt CO2e | 0.0087 Mt CO2e | 0.0013 Mt CO2e | Australia |
| 1990s | 0.0121 Mt CO2e | 0.0111 Mt CO2e | 0.001 Mt CO2e | Australia |
| 2000s | 0.0141 Mt CO2e | 0.0147 Mt CO2e | 0.0006 Mt CO2e | Low income |
| 2010s | 0.0154 Mt CO2e | 0.019 Mt CO2e | 0.0036 Mt CO2e | Low income |
| 2020s | 0.0163 Mt CO2e | 0.0233 Mt CO2e | 0.007 Mt CO2e | Low income |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from waste, Australia or Low income?
- Low income, at 0.0245 Mt CO2e against 0.0166 Mt CO2e in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from waste between Australia and Low income?
- 0.0079 Mt CO2e, with Low income ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Low income?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Low income rank globally for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from waste?
- Australia ranks 31st and Low income ranks 28th of 101 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, published as Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
A measure of annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the waste sector. This includes emissions from solid waste (IPCC 2006 codes 4.A Solid Waste Disposal, 4.B Biological Treatment of Solid Waste, 4.C Incineration and Open Burning of Waste) and wastewater treatment (IPCC 2006 code 4.D Wastewater Treatment and Discharge). The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).