Central America vs South Africa: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) over time
- Central America
- South Africa
How they compare
Central America currently reports 82,826 kt against 21,829 kt in South Africa, a difference of 60,997 kt.
That makes Central America's figure about 3.8 times South Africa's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Central America has been ahead every year.
Central America ranks 21st and South Africa ranks 21st 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 | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14,865 kt | 4,394 kt | 10,471 kt | Central America |
| 1970s | 24,347 kt | 6,032 kt | 18,315 kt | Central America |
| 1980s | 36,005 kt | 8,206 kt | 27,799 kt | Central America |
| 1990s | 47,647 kt | 11,860 kt | 35,787 kt | Central America |
| 2000s | 58,637 kt | 15,412 kt | 43,224 kt | Central America |
| 2010s | 70,493 kt | 19,581 kt | 50,912 kt | Central America |
| 2020s | 80,828 kt | 21,357 kt | 59,471 kt | Central America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher waste — emissions (co2eq), Central America or South Africa?
- Central America, at 82,826 kt against 21,829 kt in South Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2eq) between Central America and South Africa?
- 60,997 kt, with Central America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Central America and South Africa?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Central America and South Africa rank globally for waste — emissions (co2eq)?
- Central America ranks 21st and South Africa ranks 21st 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