Africa vs Republic of Korea: Waste — Emissions (CO2)
Waste — Emissions (CO2) over time
- Africa
- Republic of Korea
How they compare
Republic of Korea currently reports 1,610 kt against 1,357 kt in Africa, a difference of 253 kt.
That makes Republic of Korea's figure about 1.2 times Africa's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Republic of Korea has been ahead every year.
Africa ranks 10th and Republic of Korea ranks 7th of 33 groups.
Republic of Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Africa | Republic of Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 kt | 0 kt | 0 kt | — |
| 1970s | 2.43 kt | 163.5 kt | 161.07 kt | Republic of Korea |
| 1980s | 3.83 kt | 254.4 kt | 250.57 kt | Republic of Korea |
| 1990s | 141.41 kt | 834.8 kt | 693.39 kt | Republic of Korea |
| 2000s | 418.04 kt | 1,523 kt | 1,105 kt | Republic of Korea |
| 2010s | 695.97 kt | 1,517 kt | 821.03 kt | Republic of Korea |
| 2020s | 1,128 kt | 1,610 kt | 482.38 kt | Republic of Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher waste — emissions, Africa or Republic of Korea?
- Republic of Korea, at 1,610 kt against 1,357 kt in Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in waste — emissions between Africa and Republic of Korea?
- 253 kt, with Republic of Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and Republic of Korea?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Africa and Republic of Korea rank globally for waste — emissions?
- Africa ranks 10th and Republic of Korea ranks 7th of 33 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Waste — Emissions (CO2). 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