Brazil vs Europe: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) over time
- Brazil
- Europe
How they compare
Europe currently reports 307,752 kt against 128,453 kt in Brazil, a difference of 179,299 kt.
That makes Europe's figure about 2.4 times Brazil's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Europe has been ahead every year.
Brazil ranks 8th and Europe ranks 7th of 232 countries.
Europe has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Europe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 19,403 kt | 279,270 kt | 259,868 kt | Europe |
| 1970s | 32,504 kt | 354,556 kt | 322,053 kt | Europe |
| 1980s | 54,443 kt | 376,670 kt | 322,228 kt | Europe |
| 1990s | 77,620 kt | 367,886 kt | 290,266 kt | Europe |
| 2000s | 96,157 kt | 332,153 kt | 235,996 kt | Europe |
| 2010s | 111,423 kt | 293,661 kt | 182,239 kt | Europe |
| 2020s | 125,673 kt | 304,444 kt | 178,771 kt | Europe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher waste — emissions (co2eq), Brazil or Europe?
- Europe, at 307,752 kt against 128,453 kt in Brazil as of 2023.
- What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2eq) between Brazil and Europe?
- 179,299 kt, with Europe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Europe?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Brazil and Europe rank globally for waste — emissions (co2eq)?
- Brazil ranks 8th and Europe ranks 7th of 232 countries.
- 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