Australia vs North America: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Waste
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Waste over time
- Australia
- North America
How they compare
North America currently reports 0.1026 Mt CO2e against 0.0166 Mt CO2e in Australia, a difference of 0.086 Mt CO2e.
That makes North America's figure about 6.2 times Australia's.
Across all 55 years both countries report, North America has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 30th and North America ranks 25th of 100 countries.
North America has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | North America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0087 Mt CO2e | 0.0911 Mt CO2e | 0.0824 Mt CO2e | North America |
| 1980s | 0.01 Mt CO2e | 0.1041 Mt CO2e | 0.0941 Mt CO2e | North America |
| 1990s | 0.0121 Mt CO2e | 0.1466 Mt CO2e | 0.1345 Mt CO2e | North America |
| 2000s | 0.0141 Mt CO2e | 0.1699 Mt CO2e | 0.1558 Mt CO2e | North America |
| 2010s | 0.0154 Mt CO2e | 0.1316 Mt CO2e | 0.1162 Mt CO2e | North America |
| 2020s | 0.0163 Mt CO2e | 0.1154 Mt CO2e | 0.0991 Mt CO2e | North America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from waste, Australia or North America?
- North America, at 0.1026 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 North America?
- 0.086 Mt CO2e, with North America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and North America?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Australia and North America rank globally for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from waste?
- Australia ranks 30th and North America ranks 25th of 100 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).