Brazil vs Latin America and the Caribbean: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4

Brazil
124,600 kt
in 2023
Latin America and the Caribbean
285,716 kt
in 2023
Brazil rank
5th
Latin America and the Caribbean rank
6th

Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 over time

  • Brazil
  • Latin America and the Caribbean
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How they compare

Latin America and the Caribbean currently reports 285,716 kt against 124,600 kt in Brazil, a difference of 161,116 kt.

That makes Latin America and the Caribbean's figure about 2.3 times Brazil's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Latin America and the Caribbean has been ahead every year.

Brazil ranks 5th and Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 6th of 201 countries.

Latin America and the Caribbean has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Latin America and the Caribbean Difference Ahead
1960s 18,608 kt 55,717 kt 37,110 kt Latin America and the Caribbean
1970s 31,326 kt 87,007 kt 55,680 kt Latin America and the Caribbean
1980s 52,864 kt 131,174 kt 78,310 kt Latin America and the Caribbean
1990s 75,376 kt 177,267 kt 101,891 kt Latin America and the Caribbean
2000s 93,268 kt 217,598 kt 124,330 kt Latin America and the Caribbean
2010s 107,884 kt 251,167 kt 143,283 kt Latin America and the Caribbean
2020s 121,870 kt 280,318 kt 158,448 kt Latin America and the Caribbean

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4, Brazil or Latin America and the Caribbean?
Latin America and the Caribbean, at 285,716 kt against 124,600 kt in Brazil as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 between Brazil and Latin America and the Caribbean?
161,116 kt, with Latin America and the Caribbean ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Latin America and the Caribbean?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Brazil and Latin America and the Caribbean rank globally for waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4?
Brazil ranks 5th and Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 6th of 201 countries.
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

Indicator
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
253 places, 14,574 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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