Democratic Republic of the Congo vs South America: Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq)
Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) over time
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- South America
How they compare
South America currently reports 93,888 kt against 5,426 kt in Democratic Republic of the Congo, a difference of 88,462 kt.
That makes South America's figure about 17.3 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 11th of 15 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 | 4,962 kt | 84,605 kt | 79,643 kt | South America |
| 2000s | 5,054 kt | 89,179 kt | 84,126 kt | South America |
| 2010s | 5,274 kt | 93,078 kt | 87,804 kt | South America |
| 2020s | 5,398 kt | 93,625 kt | 88,226 kt | South America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher solid food waste — emissions (co2eq), Democratic Republic of the Congo or South America?
- South America, at 93,888 kt against 5,426 kt in Democratic Republic of the Congo as of 2023.
- What is the difference in solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) between Democratic Republic of the Congo and South America?
- 88,462 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 solid food waste — emissions (co2eq)?
- Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 8th and South America ranks 11th of 15 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). 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 from Pre- and post- agricultural production includes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and related activity data, generated from pre- and post-agriculture production stages of the agri-food 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). The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2) and CO2 equivalent (CO2eq) emissions from the above activities as well as the aggregate fluorinated gases (F-gases) emissions. Estimates are available by country, with global coverage and are updated annually.The FAOSTAT domain disseminates information estimates of CH4, N2O, CO2 emissions, F-gases, their aggregates in CO2eq in units of kilotonnes (kt, or 10^6 kg), and the underlying activity data. CO2eq emissions are computed by using the IPCC Fifth Assessment report global warming potentials, AR5 (IPCC, 2014). Data are available for most countries and territories, for standard FAOSTAT regional aggregations, and for Annex I and non-Annex I country groups.