Which has higher waste — emissions, Americas or Sierra Leone?

Americas, at 1,326 kt against 228 kt in Sierra Leone as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and Sierra Leone?

63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.

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.

Americas vs Sierra Leone: Waste — Emissions

Americas

1,326 kt

in 2023

Sierra Leone

228 kt

in 2023

Americas rank

10th

Sierra Leone rank

12th

Waste — Emissions over time

Americas
Sierra Leone

How they compare

Americas currently reports 1,326 kt against 228 kt in Sierra Leone, a difference of 1,098 kt.

That makes Americas's figure about 5.8 times Sierra Leone's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Americas ranks 10th and Sierra Leone ranks 12th of 32 groups.

Americas has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Americas	Sierra Leone	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0 kt	0 kt	0 kt	—
1970s	243.46 kt	0 kt	243.46 kt	Americas
1980s	324.36 kt	0 kt	324.36 kt	Americas
1990s	533.99 kt	0 kt	533.99 kt	Americas
2000s	727.51 kt	80 kt	647.51 kt	Americas
2010s	1,101 kt	191.6 kt	909.73 kt	Americas
2020s	1,305 kt	221.25 kt	1,084 kt	Americas

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions, Americas or Sierra Leone?: Americas, at 1,326 kt against 228 kt in Sierra Leone as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions between Americas and Sierra Leone?: 1,098 kt, with Americas ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and Sierra Leone?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Americas and Sierra Leone rank globally for waste — emissions?: Americas ranks 10th and Sierra Leone ranks 12th of 32 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

Indicator: Waste — Emissions (CO2)
Unit: kt
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 192 places, 11,013 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 13 August 2026

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