Brazil vs Democratic Republic of the Congo: Waste — Emissions

Brazil
4,450 kt
in 2023
Democratic Republic of the Congo
424 kt
in 2023
Brazil rank
5th
Democratic Republic of the Congo rank
8th

Waste — Emissions over time

  • Brazil
  • Democratic Republic of the Congo
01.0k2.0k3.0k4.0k196119922023

How they compare

Brazil currently reports 4,450 kt against 424 kt in Democratic Republic of the Congo, a difference of 4,026 kt.

That makes Brazil's figure about 10.5 times Democratic Republic of the Congo's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Brazil has been ahead every year.

Brazil ranks 5th and Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 8th of 201 countries.

Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Democratic Republic of the Congo Difference Ahead
1960s 664.56 kt 60.56 kt 604 kt Brazil
1970s 1,119 kt 77.26 kt 1,042 kt Brazil
1980s 1,888 kt 108.54 kt 1,779 kt Brazil
1990s 2,692 kt 144.8 kt 2,547 kt Brazil
2000s 3,331 kt 187.9 kt 3,143 kt Brazil
2010s 3,853 kt 301.5 kt 3,552 kt Brazil
2020s 4,352 kt 402.25 kt 3,950 kt Brazil

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions, Brazil or Democratic Republic of the Congo?
Brazil, at 4,450 kt against 424 kt in Democratic Republic of the Congo as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions between Brazil and Democratic Republic of the Congo?
4,026 kt, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Democratic Republic of the Congo?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Brazil and Democratic Republic of the Congo rank globally for waste — emissions?
Brazil ranks 5th and Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 8th of 201 countries.
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

Indicator
Waste — Emissions (CH4)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
253 places, 14,574 data points, 1961–2023
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