Mexico vs South America: Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4

Mexico
60,376 kt
in 2023
South America
128,665 kt
in 2023
Mexico rank
7th
South America rank
10th

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

  • Mexico
  • South America
25.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k125.0k150.0k199020062023

How they compare

South America currently reports 128,665 kt against 60,376 kt in Mexico, a difference of 68,289 kt.

That makes South America's figure about 2.1 times Mexico's.

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

Mexico ranks 7th and South America ranks 10th of 215 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Mexico South America Difference Ahead
1990s 39,238 kt 106,851 kt 67,613 kt South America
2000s 48,467 kt 116,762 kt 68,296 kt South America
2010s 58,120 kt 130,379 kt 72,260 kt South America
2020s 60,221 kt 128,304 kt 68,084 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, Mexico or South America?
South America, at 128,665 kt against 60,376 kt in Mexico as of 2023.
What is the difference in agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 between Mexico and South America?
68,289 kt, with South America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and South America?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Mexico and South America rank globally for agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) from ch4?
Mexico ranks 7th and South America ranks 10th of 215 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