Central America vs Colombia: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5)

Central America
79,060 kt
in 2023
Colombia
21,252 kt
in 2023
Central America rank
21st
Colombia rank
18th

Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) over time

  • Central America
  • Colombia
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How they compare

Central America currently reports 79,060 kt against 21,252 kt in Colombia, a difference of 57,808 kt.

That makes Central America's figure about 3.7 times Colombia's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Central America has been ahead every year.

Central America ranks 21st and Colombia ranks 18th of 33 groups.

Central America has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Central America Colombia Difference Ahead
1960s 14,263 kt 3,805 kt 10,458 kt Central America
1970s 23,413 kt 5,950 kt 17,463 kt Central America
1980s 34,646 kt 8,635 kt 26,011 kt Central America
1990s 45,853 kt 11,514 kt 34,340 kt Central America
2000s 56,310 kt 14,437 kt 41,873 kt Central America
2010s 67,356 kt 18,231 kt 49,125 kt Central America
2020s 77,156 kt 20,629 kt 56,527 kt Central America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4, Central America or Colombia?
Central America, at 79,060 kt against 21,252 kt in Colombia as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 between Central America and Colombia?
57,808 kt, with Central America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central America and Colombia?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Central America and Colombia rank globally for waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4?
Central America ranks 21st and Colombia ranks 18th 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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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
265 places, 15,268 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