Colombia vs Northern America: Waste — Emissions (CH4)
Waste — Emissions (CH4) over time
- Colombia
- Northern America
How they compare
Northern America currently reports 5,697 kt against 759 kt in Colombia, a difference of 4,938 kt.
That makes Northern America's figure about 7.5 times Colombia's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Northern America has been ahead every year.
Colombia ranks 18th and Northern America ranks 15th of 232 countries.
Northern America has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Northern America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 135.89 kt | 6,796 kt | 6,660 kt | Northern America |
| 1970s | 212.5 kt | 8,845 kt | 8,633 kt | Northern America |
| 1980s | 308.4 kt | 9,319 kt | 9,010 kt | Northern America |
| 1990s | 411.2 kt | 8,475 kt | 8,064 kt | Northern America |
| 2000s | 515.6 kt | 6,269 kt | 5,753 kt | Northern America |
| 2010s | 651.1 kt | 5,409 kt | 4,758 kt | Northern America |
| 2020s | 736.75 kt | 5,644 kt | 4,908 kt | Northern America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher waste — emissions, Colombia or Northern America?
- Northern America, at 5,697 kt against 759 kt in Colombia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in waste — emissions between Colombia and Northern America?
- 4,938 kt, with Northern America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Northern America?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Colombia and Northern America rank globally for waste — emissions?
- Colombia ranks 18th and Northern America ranks 15th 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