Indonesia vs South America: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) over time
- Indonesia
- South America
How they compare
South America currently reports 201,318 kt against 51,953 kt in Indonesia, a difference of 149,365 kt.
That makes South America's figure about 3.9 times Indonesia's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, South America has been ahead every year.
Indonesia ranks 13th and South America ranks 12th of 232 countries.
South America has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Indonesia | South America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6,194 kt | 39,293 kt | 33,099 kt | South America |
| 1970s | 8,107 kt | 60,661 kt | 52,553 kt | South America |
| 1980s | 13,825 kt | 92,772 kt | 78,946 kt | South America |
| 1990s | 23,141 kt | 127,774 kt | 104,634 kt | South America |
| 2000s | 33,870 kt | 156,588 kt | 122,719 kt | South America |
| 2010s | 44,665 kt | 178,742 kt | 134,076 kt | South America |
| 2020s | 51,595 kt | 197,897 kt | 146,302 kt | South America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher waste — emissions (co2eq), Indonesia or South America?
- South America, at 201,318 kt against 51,953 kt in Indonesia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2eq) between Indonesia and South America?
- 149,365 kt, with South America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and South America?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Indonesia and South America rank globally for waste — emissions (co2eq)?
- Indonesia ranks 13th and South America ranks 12th 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
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