Africa vs Brazil: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) over time
- Africa
- Brazil
How they compare
Africa currently reports 215,153 kt against 128,453 kt in Brazil, a difference of 86,700 kt.
That makes Africa's figure about 1.7 times Brazil's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Africa has been ahead every year.
Africa ranks 10th and Brazil ranks 8th of 33 groups.
Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Africa | Brazil | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 37,226 kt | 19,403 kt | 17,824 kt | Africa |
| 1970s | 50,106 kt | 32,504 kt | 17,603 kt | Africa |
| 1980s | 69,318 kt | 54,443 kt | 14,875 kt | Africa |
| 1990s | 92,555 kt | 77,620 kt | 14,935 kt | Africa |
| 2000s | 122,518 kt | 96,157 kt | 26,360 kt | Africa |
| 2010s | 167,992 kt | 111,423 kt | 56,569 kt | Africa |
| 2020s | 206,400 kt | 125,673 kt | 80,728 kt | Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher waste — emissions (co2eq), Africa or Brazil?
- Africa, at 215,153 kt against 128,453 kt in Brazil as of 2023.
- What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2eq) between Africa and Brazil?
- 86,700 kt, with Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and Brazil?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Africa and Brazil rank globally for waste — emissions (co2eq)?
- Africa ranks 10th and Brazil ranks 8th of 33 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). 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