Latin America and the Caribbean vs United States: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5)
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) over time
- Latin America and the Caribbean
- United States
How they compare
Latin America and the Caribbean currently reports 285,716 kt against 138,320 kt in United States, a difference of 147,396 kt.
That makes Latin America and the Caribbean's figure about 2.1 times United States's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was United States ahead.
Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 7th and United States ranks 4th of 33 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, Latin America and the Caribbean averaged higher in 3 and United States in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latin America and the Caribbean | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 55,717 kt | 176,120 kt | 120,403 kt | United States |
| 1970s | 87,007 kt | 228,816 kt | 141,809 kt | United States |
| 1980s | 131,174 kt | 239,400 kt | 108,226 kt | United States |
| 1990s | 177,267 kt | 215,936 kt | 38,669 kt | United States |
| 2000s | 217,598 kt | 154,252 kt | 63,346 kt | Latin America and the Caribbean |
| 2010s | 251,167 kt | 132,384 kt | 118,783 kt | Latin America and the Caribbean |
| 2020s | 280,318 kt | 137,270 kt | 143,048 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, Latin America and the Caribbean or United States?
- Latin America and the Caribbean, at 285,716 kt against 138,320 kt in United States as of 2023.
- What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 between Latin America and the Caribbean and United States?
- 147,396 kt, with Latin America and the Caribbean ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America and the Caribbean and United States?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Latin America and the Caribbean and United States rank globally for waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4?
- Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 7th and United States ranks 4th 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