Colombia vs United States of America: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4

Colombia
21,252 kt
in 2023
United States of America
138,320 kt
in 2023
Colombia rank
14th
United States of America rank
15th

Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 over time

  • Colombia
  • United States of America
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How they compare

United States of America currently reports 138,320 kt against 21,252 kt in Colombia, a difference of 117,068 kt.

That makes United States of America's figure about 6.5 times Colombia's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, United States of America has been ahead every year.

Colombia ranks 14th and United States of America ranks 15th of 201 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia United States of America Difference Ahead
1960s 3,805 kt 176,120 kt 172,315 kt United States of America
1970s 5,950 kt 228,816 kt 222,866 kt United States of America
1980s 8,635 kt 239,400 kt 230,765 kt United States of America
1990s 11,514 kt 215,936 kt 204,422 kt United States of America
2000s 14,437 kt 154,252 kt 139,815 kt United States of America
2010s 18,231 kt 132,384 kt 114,153 kt United States of America
2020s 20,629 kt 137,270 kt 116,641 kt United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4, Colombia or United States of America?
United States of America, at 138,320 kt against 21,252 kt in Colombia as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 between Colombia and United States of America?
117,068 kt, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and United States of America?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Colombia and United States of America rank globally for waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4?
Colombia ranks 14th and United States of America ranks 15th 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