Central America vs South Africa: Waste — Emissions (CH4)
Waste — Emissions (CH4) over time
- Central America
- South Africa
How they compare
Central America currently reports 2,824 kt against 751 kt in South Africa, a difference of 2,073 kt.
That makes Central America's figure about 3.8 times South Africa's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Central America has been ahead every year.
Central America ranks 21st and South Africa ranks 20th of 33 groups.
Central America has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Central America | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 509.39 kt | 148.78 kt | 360.61 kt | Central America |
| 1970s | 836.17 kt | 204.4 kt | 631.77 kt | Central America |
| 1980s | 1,237 kt | 279.1 kt | 958.25 kt | Central America |
| 1990s | 1,638 kt | 405.6 kt | 1,232 kt | Central America |
| 2000s | 2,011 kt | 527.4 kt | 1,484 kt | Central America |
| 2010s | 2,406 kt | 672.2 kt | 1,733 kt | Central America |
| 2020s | 2,756 kt | 734.25 kt | 2,021 kt | Central America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher waste — emissions, Central America or South Africa?
- Central America, at 2,824 kt against 751 kt in South Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in waste — emissions between Central America and South Africa?
- 2,073 kt, with Central America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Central America and South Africa?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Central America and South Africa rank globally for waste — emissions?
- Central America ranks 21st and South Africa ranks 20th 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