Brazil vs Ghana: Waste — Emissions

Brazil
302 kt
in 2023
Ghana
708 kt
in 2023
Brazil rank
11th
Ghana rank
8th

Waste — Emissions over time

  • Brazil
  • Ghana
0200400600800196119922023

How they compare

Ghana currently reports 708 kt against 302 kt in Brazil, a difference of 406 kt.

That makes Ghana's figure about 2.3 times Brazil's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Ghana ahead.

Brazil ranks 11th and Ghana ranks 8th of 145 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 5 and Ghana in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Ghana Difference Ahead
1960s 0 kt 0 kt 0 kt
1970s 97.45 kt 0 kt 97.45 kt Brazil
1980s 140.9 kt 0 kt 140.9 kt Brazil
1990s 188.3 kt 84.05 kt 104.25 kt Brazil
2000s 242 kt 84.15 kt 157.85 kt Brazil
2010s 276.8 kt 144.9 kt 131.9 kt Brazil
2020s 298 kt 494 kt 196 kt Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions, Brazil or Ghana?
Ghana, at 708 kt against 302 kt in Brazil as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions between Brazil and Ghana?
406 kt, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Ghana?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Brazil and Ghana rank globally for waste — emissions?
Brazil ranks 11th and Ghana ranks 8th of 145 countries.
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

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