India vs Latin America and the Caribbean: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq)

India
141,374 kt
in 2023
Latin America and the Caribbean
298,744 kt
in 2023
India rank
4th
Latin America and the Caribbean rank
7th

Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) over time

  • India
  • Latin America and the Caribbean
0100.0k200.0k300.0k196119922023

How they compare

Latin America and the Caribbean currently reports 298,744 kt against 141,374 kt in India, a difference of 157,370 kt.

That makes Latin America and the Caribbean's figure about 2.1 times India's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Latin America and the Caribbean has been ahead every year.

India ranks 4th and Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 7th of 201 countries.

Latin America and the Caribbean has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade India Latin America and the Caribbean Difference Ahead
1960s 49,760 kt 58,691 kt 8,931 kt Latin America and the Caribbean
1970s 58,561 kt 91,246 kt 32,685 kt Latin America and the Caribbean
1980s 69,972 kt 136,794 kt 66,822 kt Latin America and the Caribbean
1990s 83,286 kt 184,572 kt 101,286 kt Latin America and the Caribbean
2000s 101,674 kt 226,704 kt 125,030 kt Latin America and the Caribbean
2010s 123,650 kt 262,551 kt 138,900 kt Latin America and the Caribbean
2020s 138,317 kt 293,073 kt 154,756 kt Latin America and the Caribbean

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions (co2eq), India or Latin America and the Caribbean?
Latin America and the Caribbean, at 298,744 kt against 141,374 kt in India as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2eq) between India and Latin America and the Caribbean?
157,370 kt, with Latin America and the Caribbean ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Latin America and the Caribbean?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do India and Latin America and the Caribbean rank globally for waste — emissions (co2eq)?
India ranks 4th and Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 7th 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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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
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