Central America vs Colombia: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)

Central America
82,826 kt
in 2023
Colombia
22,914 kt
in 2023
Central America rank
21st
Colombia rank
18th

Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) over time

  • Central America
  • Colombia
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How they compare

Central America currently reports 82,826 kt against 22,914 kt in Colombia, a difference of 59,912 kt.

That makes Central America's figure about 3.6 times Colombia's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Central America has been ahead every year.

Central America ranks 21st and Colombia ranks 18th of 33 groups.

Central America has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Central America Colombia Difference Ahead
1960s 14,865 kt 4,146 kt 10,719 kt Central America
1970s 24,347 kt 6,442 kt 17,905 kt Central America
1980s 36,005 kt 9,313 kt 26,692 kt Central America
1990s 47,647 kt 12,418 kt 35,229 kt Central America
2000s 58,637 kt 15,529 kt 43,108 kt Central America
2010s 70,493 kt 19,585 kt 50,908 kt Central America
2020s 80,828 kt 22,236 kt 58,592 kt Central America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions (co2eq), Central America or Colombia?
Central America, at 82,826 kt against 22,914 kt in Colombia as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2eq) between Central America and Colombia?
59,912 kt, with Central America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central America and Colombia?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Central America and Colombia rank globally for waste — emissions (co2eq)?
Central America ranks 21st and Colombia ranks 18th 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

Indicator
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
265 places, 15,268 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