South America vs Turkey: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) over time
- South America
- Turkey
How they compare
South America currently reports 201,318 kt against 68,835 kt in Turkey, a difference of 132,483 kt.
That makes South America's figure about 2.9 times Turkey's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, South America has been ahead every year.
South America ranks 12th and Turkey ranks 10th of 33 groups.
South America has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South America | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 39,293 kt | 3,018 kt | 36,275 kt | South America |
| 1970s | 60,661 kt | 3,796 kt | 56,865 kt | South America |
| 1980s | 92,772 kt | 4,621 kt | 88,150 kt | South America |
| 1990s | 127,774 kt | 10,531 kt | 117,244 kt | South America |
| 2000s | 156,588 kt | 26,044 kt | 130,545 kt | South America |
| 2010s | 178,742 kt | 48,205 kt | 130,537 kt | South America |
| 2020s | 197,897 kt | 65,441 kt | 132,456 kt | South America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher waste — emissions (co2eq), South America or Turkey?
- South America, at 201,318 kt against 68,835 kt in Turkey as of 2023.
- What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2eq) between South America and Turkey?
- 132,483 kt, with South America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South America and Turkey?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do South America and Turkey rank globally for waste — emissions (co2eq)?
- South America ranks 12th and Turkey ranks 10th of 33 groups.
- 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