Africa vs Brazil: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5)
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) over time
- Africa
- Brazil
How they compare
Africa currently reports 197,669 kt against 124,600 kt in Brazil, a difference of 73,069 kt.
That makes Africa's figure about 1.6 times Brazil's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Africa has been ahead every year.
Africa ranks 10th and Brazil ranks 7th of 33 groups.
Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Africa | Brazil | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 34,538 kt | 18,608 kt | 15,930 kt | Africa |
| 1970s | 46,375 kt | 31,326 kt | 15,048 kt | Africa |
| 1980s | 64,188 kt | 52,864 kt | 11,324 kt | Africa |
| 1990s | 85,366 kt | 75,376 kt | 9,990 kt | Africa |
| 2000s | 112,440 kt | 93,268 kt | 19,172 kt | Africa |
| 2010s | 153,994 kt | 107,884 kt | 46,110 kt | Africa |
| 2020s | 189,657 kt | 121,870 kt | 67,787 kt | Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4, Africa or Brazil?
- Africa, at 197,669 kt against 124,600 kt in Brazil as of 2023.
- What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 between Africa and Brazil?
- 73,069 kt, with Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and Brazil?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Africa and Brazil rank globally for waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4?
- Africa ranks 10th and Brazil ranks 7th of 33 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (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