Brazil vs Latin America and the Caribbean: Waste — Emissions (CH4)
Waste — Emissions (CH4) over time
- Brazil
- Latin America and the Caribbean
How they compare
Latin America and the Caribbean currently reports 10,204 kt against 4,450 kt in Brazil, a difference of 5,754 kt.
That makes Latin America and the Caribbean's figure about 2.3 times Brazil's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Latin America and the Caribbean has been ahead every year.
Brazil ranks 7th and Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 7th of 232 countries.
Latin America and the Caribbean has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Latin America and the Caribbean | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 664.56 kt | 1,990 kt | 1,325 kt | Latin America and the Caribbean |
| 1970s | 1,119 kt | 3,107 kt | 1,989 kt | Latin America and the Caribbean |
| 1980s | 1,888 kt | 4,685 kt | 2,797 kt | Latin America and the Caribbean |
| 1990s | 2,692 kt | 6,331 kt | 3,639 kt | Latin America and the Caribbean |
| 2000s | 3,331 kt | 7,771 kt | 4,440 kt | Latin America and the Caribbean |
| 2010s | 3,853 kt | 8,970 kt | 5,117 kt | Latin America and the Caribbean |
| 2020s | 4,352 kt | 10,011 kt | 5,659 kt | Latin America and the Caribbean |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher waste — emissions, Brazil or Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Latin America and the Caribbean, at 10,204 kt against 4,450 kt in Brazil as of 2023.
- What is the difference in waste — emissions between Brazil and Latin America and the Caribbean?
- 5,754 kt, with Latin America and the Caribbean ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Latin America and the Caribbean?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Brazil and Latin America and the Caribbean rank globally for waste — emissions?
- Brazil ranks 7th and Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 7th of 232 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
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