Which has higher waste — emissions, Brazil or Turkey?

Brazil, at 4,450 kt against 2,400 kt in Turkey as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Turkey?

63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.

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.

Brazil vs Turkey: Waste — Emissions

Brazil

4,450 kt

in 2023

Turkey

2,400 kt

in 2023

Brazil rank

7th

Turkey rank

10th

Waste — Emissions over time

Brazil
Turkey

How they compare

Brazil currently reports 4,450 kt against 2,400 kt in Turkey, a difference of 2,050 kt.

That makes Brazil's figure about 1.9 times Turkey's.

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

Brazil ranks 7th and Turkey ranks 10th of 232 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Brazil	Turkey	Difference	Ahead
1960s	664.56 kt	90.91 kt	573.64 kt	Brazil
1970s	1,119 kt	112.2 kt	1,007 kt	Brazil
1980s	1,888 kt	133.6 kt	1,754 kt	Brazil
1990s	2,692 kt	337.3 kt	2,355 kt	Brazil
2000s	3,331 kt	887.4 kt	2,444 kt	Brazil
2010s	3,853 kt	1,671 kt	2,182 kt	Brazil
2020s	4,352 kt	2,280 kt	2,072 kt	Brazil

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions, Brazil or Turkey?: Brazil, at 4,450 kt against 2,400 kt in Turkey as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions between Brazil and Turkey?: 2,050 kt, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Turkey?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Brazil and Turkey rank globally for waste — emissions?: Brazil ranks 7th and Turkey ranks 10th 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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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: 265 places, 15,268 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

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