Colombia vs United States of America: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq)

Colombia
22,914 kt
in 2023
United States of America
147,890 kt
in 2023
Colombia rank
14th
United States of America rank
15th

Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) over time

  • Colombia
  • United States of America
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How they compare

United States of America currently reports 147,890 kt against 22,914 kt in Colombia, a difference of 124,976 kt.

That makes United States of America's figure about 6.5 times Colombia's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, United States of America has been ahead every year.

Colombia ranks 14th and United States of America ranks 15th of 201 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia United States of America Difference Ahead
1960s 4,146 kt 179,859 kt 175,713 kt United States of America
1970s 6,442 kt 233,307 kt 226,865 kt United States of America
1980s 9,313 kt 244,472 kt 235,158 kt United States of America
1990s 12,418 kt 222,272 kt 209,854 kt United States of America
2000s 15,529 kt 162,036 kt 146,507 kt United States of America
2010s 19,585 kt 140,857 kt 121,272 kt United States of America
2020s 22,236 kt 146,641 kt 124,405 kt United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions (co2eq), Colombia or United States of America?
United States of America, at 147,890 kt against 22,914 kt in Colombia as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2eq) between Colombia and United States of America?
124,976 kt, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and United States of America?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Colombia and United States of America rank globally for waste — emissions (co2eq)?
Colombia ranks 14th and United States of America ranks 15th of 201 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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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
253 places, 14,574 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