Saudi Arabia vs South America: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) over time
- Saudi Arabia
- South America
How they compare
South America currently reports 201,318 kt against 31,618 kt in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 169,700 kt.
That makes South America's figure about 6.4 times Saudi Arabia's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, South America has been ahead every year.
Saudi Arabia ranks 15th 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 | Saudi Arabia | South America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 991.2 kt | 39,293 kt | 38,302 kt | South America |
| 1970s | 2,596 kt | 60,661 kt | 58,065 kt | South America |
| 1980s | 6,207 kt | 92,772 kt | 86,565 kt | South America |
| 1990s | 10,506 kt | 127,774 kt | 117,269 kt | South America |
| 2000s | 15,941 kt | 156,588 kt | 140,647 kt | South America |
| 2010s | 25,685 kt | 178,742 kt | 153,057 kt | South America |
| 2020s | 30,626 kt | 197,897 kt | 167,271 kt | South America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher waste — emissions (co2eq), Saudi Arabia or South America?
- South America, at 201,318 kt against 31,618 kt in Saudi Arabia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2eq) between Saudi Arabia and South America?
- 169,700 kt, with South America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and South America?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Saudi Arabia and South America rank globally for waste — emissions (co2eq)?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 15th 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