South America vs Türkiye: Waste — Emissions (CH4)
Waste — Emissions (CH4) over time
- South America
- Türkiye
How they compare
South America currently reports 6,875 kt against 2,400 kt in Türkiye, a difference of 4,475 kt.
That makes South America's figure about 2.9 times Türkiye's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, South America has been ahead every year.
South America ranks 11th and Türkiye ranks 10th of 33 groups.
South America has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South America | Türkiye | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,325 kt | 90.91 kt | 1,234 kt | South America |
| 1970s | 2,057 kt | 112.2 kt | 1,945 kt | South America |
| 1980s | 3,172 kt | 133.6 kt | 3,038 kt | South America |
| 1990s | 4,378 kt | 337.3 kt | 4,041 kt | South America |
| 2000s | 5,364 kt | 887.4 kt | 4,477 kt | South America |
| 2010s | 6,105 kt | 1,671 kt | 4,434 kt | South America |
| 2020s | 6,760 kt | 2,280 kt | 4,480 kt | South America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher waste — emissions, South America or Türkiye?
- South America, at 6,875 kt against 2,400 kt in Türkiye as of 2023.
- What is the difference in waste — emissions between South America and Türkiye?
- 4,475 kt, with South America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South America and Türkiye?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do South America and Türkiye rank globally for waste — emissions?
- South America ranks 11th and Türkiye ranks 10th 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