Colombia vs South Africa: Waste — Emissions
Waste — Emissions over time
- Colombia
- South Africa
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 759 kt against 751 kt in South Africa, a difference of 8 kt.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Africa ahead.
Colombia ranks 18th and South Africa ranks 20th of 232 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 4 and South Africa in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 135.89 kt | 148.78 kt | 12.89 kt | South Africa |
| 1970s | 212.5 kt | 204.4 kt | 8.1 kt | Colombia |
| 1980s | 308.4 kt | 279.1 kt | 29.3 kt | Colombia |
| 1990s | 411.2 kt | 405.6 kt | 5.6 kt | Colombia |
| 2000s | 515.6 kt | 527.4 kt | 11.8 kt | South Africa |
| 2010s | 651.1 kt | 672.2 kt | 21.1 kt | South Africa |
| 2020s | 736.75 kt | 734.25 kt | 2.5 kt | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher waste — emissions, Colombia or South Africa?
- Colombia, at 759 kt against 751 kt in South Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in waste — emissions between Colombia and South Africa?
- 8 kt, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and South Africa?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Colombia and South Africa rank globally for waste — emissions?
- Colombia ranks 18th and South Africa ranks 20th 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