Central America vs South Africa: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5)
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) over time
- Central America
- South Africa
How they compare
Central America currently reports 79,060 kt against 21,028 kt in South Africa, a difference of 58,032 kt.
That makes Central America's figure about 3.8 times South Africa's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Central America has been ahead every year.
Central America ranks 21st and South Africa ranks 20th 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 | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14,263 kt | 4,166 kt | 10,097 kt | Central America |
| 1970s | 23,413 kt | 5,723 kt | 17,689 kt | Central America |
| 1980s | 34,646 kt | 7,815 kt | 26,831 kt | Central America |
| 1990s | 45,853 kt | 11,357 kt | 34,496 kt | Central America |
| 2000s | 56,310 kt | 14,767 kt | 41,543 kt | Central America |
| 2010s | 67,356 kt | 18,822 kt | 48,534 kt | Central America |
| 2020s | 77,156 kt | 20,559 kt | 56,597 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 South Africa?
- Central America, at 79,060 kt against 21,028 kt in South Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 between Central America and South Africa?
- 58,032 kt, with Central America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Central America and South Africa?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Central America and South Africa rank globally for waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4?
- Central America ranks 21st and South Africa ranks 20th 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