Africa vs Brazil: Waste — Emissions (CH4)
Waste — Emissions (CH4) over time
- Africa
- Brazil
How they compare
Africa currently reports 7,060 kt against 4,450 kt in Brazil, a difference of 2,610 kt.
That makes Africa's figure about 1.6 times Brazil's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Africa has been ahead every year.
Africa ranks 10th and Brazil ranks 7th of 33 groups.
Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Africa | Brazil | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,233 kt | 664.56 kt | 568.94 kt | Africa |
| 1970s | 1,656 kt | 1,119 kt | 537.44 kt | Africa |
| 1980s | 2,292 kt | 1,888 kt | 404.41 kt | Africa |
| 1990s | 3,049 kt | 2,692 kt | 356.77 kt | Africa |
| 2000s | 4,016 kt | 3,331 kt | 684.72 kt | Africa |
| 2010s | 5,500 kt | 3,853 kt | 1,647 kt | Africa |
| 2020s | 6,773 kt | 4,352 kt | 2,421 kt | Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher waste — emissions, Africa or Brazil?
- Africa, at 7,060 kt against 4,450 kt in Brazil as of 2023.
- What is the difference in waste — emissions between Africa and Brazil?
- 2,610 kt, with Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and Brazil?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Africa and Brazil rank globally for waste — emissions?
- Africa ranks 10th and Brazil ranks 7th of 33 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Waste — Emissions (CH4). 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 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