Brazil vs Latin America and the Caribbean: Waste — Emissions

Brazil
302 kt
in 2023
Latin America and the Caribbean
1,216 kt
in 2023
Brazil rank
11th
Latin America and the Caribbean rank
12th

Waste — Emissions over time

  • Brazil
  • Latin America and the Caribbean
02505007501.0k1.2k196119922023

How they compare

Latin America and the Caribbean currently reports 1,216 kt against 302 kt in Brazil, a difference of 914 kt.

That makes Latin America and the Caribbean's figure about 4.0 times Brazil's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Latin America and the Caribbean has been ahead every year.

Brazil ranks 11th and Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 12th of 145 countries.

Latin America and the Caribbean has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Latin America and the Caribbean Difference Ahead
1960s 0 kt 0 kt 0 kt
1970s 97.45 kt 147.92 kt 50.47 kt Latin America and the Caribbean
1980s 140.9 kt 215.28 kt 74.38 kt Latin America and the Caribbean
1990s 188.3 kt 385.92 kt 197.62 kt Latin America and the Caribbean
2000s 242 kt 551.16 kt 309.16 kt Latin America and the Caribbean
2010s 276.8 kt 971.48 kt 694.68 kt Latin America and the Caribbean
2020s 298 kt 1,187 kt 888.6 kt Latin America and the Caribbean

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions, Brazil or Latin America and the Caribbean?
Latin America and the Caribbean, at 1,216 kt against 302 kt in Brazil as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions between Brazil and Latin America and the Caribbean?
914 kt, with Latin America and the Caribbean ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Latin America and the Caribbean?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Brazil and Latin America and the Caribbean rank globally for waste — emissions?
Brazil ranks 11th and Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 12th 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