Colombia vs South Africa: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)

Colombia
22,914 kt
in 2023
South Africa
21,829 kt
in 2023
Colombia rank
18th
South Africa rank
21st

Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) over time

  • Colombia
  • South Africa
5.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k25.0k196119922023

How they compare

Colombia currently reports 22,914 kt against 21,829 kt in South Africa, a difference of 1,085 kt.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Africa ahead.

Colombia ranks 18th and South Africa ranks 21st of 232 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 6 and South Africa in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 4,146 kt 4,394 kt 247.94 kt South Africa
1970s 6,442 kt 6,032 kt 410.15 kt Colombia
1980s 9,313 kt 8,206 kt 1,107 kt Colombia
1990s 12,418 kt 11,860 kt 558.03 kt Colombia
2000s 15,529 kt 15,412 kt 116.18 kt Colombia
2010s 19,585 kt 19,581 kt 4.09 kt Colombia
2020s 22,236 kt 21,357 kt 878.88 kt Colombia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions (co2eq), Colombia or South Africa?
Colombia, at 22,914 kt against 21,829 kt in South Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2eq) between Colombia and South Africa?
1,085 kt, with Colombia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and South Africa?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Colombia and South Africa rank globally for waste — emissions (co2eq)?
Colombia ranks 18th and South Africa ranks 21st 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

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