Democratic Republic of the Congo vs South America: Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4

Democratic Republic of the Congo
8,982 kt
in 2023
South America
128,665 kt
in 2023
Democratic Republic of the Congo rank
8th
South America rank
10th

Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 over time

  • Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • South America
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How they compare

South America currently reports 128,665 kt against 8,982 kt in Democratic Republic of the Congo, a difference of 119,683 kt.

That makes South America's figure about 14.3 times Democratic Republic of the Congo's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, South America has been ahead every year.

Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 8th and South America ranks 10th of 22 countries.

South America has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic Republic of the Congo South America Difference Ahead
1990s 6,421 kt 106,851 kt 100,430 kt South America
2000s 7,019 kt 116,762 kt 109,743 kt South America
2010s 7,978 kt 130,379 kt 122,402 kt South America
2020s 8,789 kt 128,304 kt 119,515 kt South America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) from ch4, Democratic Republic of the Congo or South America?
South America, at 128,665 kt against 8,982 kt in Democratic Republic of the Congo as of 2023.
What is the difference in agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 between Democratic Republic of the Congo and South America?
119,683 kt, with South America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of the Congo and South America?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Democratic Republic of the Congo and South America rank globally for agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) from ch4?
Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 8th and South America ranks 10th of 22 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
269 places, 8,917 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf