Mexico vs South America: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) over time
- Mexico
- South America
How they compare
South America currently reports 201,318 kt against 64,839 kt in Mexico, a difference of 136,479 kt.
That makes South America's figure about 3.1 times Mexico's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, South America has been ahead every year.
Mexico ranks 12th 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 | Mexico | South America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11,998 kt | 39,293 kt | 27,295 kt | South America |
| 1970s | 20,045 kt | 60,661 kt | 40,615 kt | South America |
| 1980s | 29,948 kt | 92,772 kt | 62,823 kt | South America |
| 1990s | 39,190 kt | 127,774 kt | 88,585 kt | South America |
| 2000s | 47,468 kt | 156,588 kt | 109,120 kt | South America |
| 2010s | 55,987 kt | 178,742 kt | 122,754 kt | South America |
| 2020s | 63,451 kt | 197,897 kt | 134,447 kt | South America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher waste — emissions (co2eq), Mexico or South America?
- South America, at 201,318 kt against 64,839 kt in Mexico as of 2023.
- What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2eq) between Mexico and South America?
- 136,479 kt, with South America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and South America?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Mexico and South America rank globally for waste — emissions (co2eq)?
- Mexico ranks 12th 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