South America vs Sweden: Waste — Emissions (CO2)

South America
378.34 kt
in 2023
Sweden
156 kt
in 2023
South America rank
19th
Sweden rank
18th

Waste — Emissions (CO2) over time

  • South America
  • Sweden
0100200300400196119922023

How they compare

South America currently reports 378.34 kt against 156 kt in Sweden, a difference of 222.34 kt.

That makes South America's figure about 2.4 times Sweden's.

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

South America ranks 19th and Sweden ranks 18th 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 Sweden Difference Ahead
1960s 0 kt 0 kt 0 kt —
1970s 123.75 kt 30.43 kt 93.32 kt South America
1980s 176.27 kt 31.47 kt 144.8 kt South America
1990s 233.92 kt 33.11 kt 200.81 kt South America
2000s 299.49 kt 111.45 kt 188.04 kt South America
2010s 344.57 kt 165.3 kt 179.27 kt South America
2020s 372.84 kt 157.5 kt 215.34 kt South America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions, South America or Sweden?
South America, at 378.34 kt against 156 kt in Sweden as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions between South America and Sweden?
222.34 kt, with South America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South America and Sweden?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do South America and Sweden rank globally for waste — emissions?
South America ranks 19th and Sweden ranks 18th 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

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
202 places, 11,581 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