Mexico vs Northern America: Waste — Emissions (CH4)
Waste — Emissions (CH4) over time
- Mexico
- Northern America
How they compare
Northern America currently reports 5,697 kt against 2,220 kt in Mexico, a difference of 3,477 kt.
That makes Northern America's figure about 2.6 times Mexico's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Northern America has been ahead every year.
Mexico ranks 12th 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 | Mexico | Northern America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 412.33 kt | 6,796 kt | 6,383 kt | Northern America |
| 1970s | 690.3 kt | 8,845 kt | 8,155 kt | Northern America |
| 1980s | 1,032 kt | 9,319 kt | 8,287 kt | Northern America |
| 1990s | 1,353 kt | 8,475 kt | 7,122 kt | Northern America |
| 2000s | 1,636 kt | 6,269 kt | 4,633 kt | Northern America |
| 2010s | 1,919 kt | 5,409 kt | 3,490 kt | Northern America |
| 2020s | 2,172 kt | 5,644 kt | 3,472 kt | Northern America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher waste — emissions, Mexico or Northern America?
- Northern America, at 5,697 kt against 2,220 kt in Mexico as of 2023.
- What is the difference in waste — emissions between Mexico and Northern America?
- 3,477 kt, with Northern America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Northern America?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Mexico and Northern America rank globally for waste — emissions?
- Mexico ranks 12th 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