Mexico vs South America: Waste — Emissions (CH4)
Waste — Emissions (CH4) over time
- Mexico
- South America
How they compare
South America currently reports 6,875 kt against 2,220 kt in Mexico, a difference of 4,655 kt.
That makes South America's figure about 3.1 times Mexico's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, South America has been ahead every year.
Mexico ranks 12th and South America ranks 11th of 232 countries.
South America has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | South America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 412.33 kt | 1,325 kt | 912.87 kt | South America |
| 1970s | 690.3 kt | 2,057 kt | 1,367 kt | South America |
| 1980s | 1,032 kt | 3,172 kt | 2,140 kt | South America |
| 1990s | 1,353 kt | 4,378 kt | 3,025 kt | South America |
| 2000s | 1,636 kt | 5,364 kt | 3,728 kt | South America |
| 2010s | 1,919 kt | 6,105 kt | 4,186 kt | South America |
| 2020s | 2,172 kt | 6,760 kt | 4,587 kt | South America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher waste — emissions, Mexico or South America?
- South America, at 6,875 kt against 2,220 kt in Mexico as of 2023.
- What is the difference in waste — emissions between Mexico and South America?
- 4,655 kt, with South America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and South America?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Mexico and South America rank globally for waste — emissions?
- Mexico ranks 12th and South America ranks 11th 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