Mexico vs South America: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5)
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) over time
- Mexico
- South America
How they compare
South America currently reports 192,514 kt against 62,160 kt in Mexico, a difference of 130,354 kt.
That makes South America's figure about 3.1 times Mexico's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, South America has been ahead every year.
Mexico ranks 12th and South America ranks 11th of 232 countries.
South America has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | South America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11,545 kt | 37,106 kt | 25,560 kt | South America |
| 1970s | 19,328 kt | 57,596 kt | 38,268 kt | South America |
| 1980s | 28,882 kt | 88,807 kt | 59,925 kt | South America |
| 1990s | 37,884 kt | 122,580 kt | 84,696 kt | South America |
| 2000s | 45,808 kt | 150,204 kt | 104,396 kt | South America |
| 2010s | 53,732 kt | 170,946 kt | 117,214 kt | South America |
| 2020s | 60,830 kt | 189,274 kt | 128,444 kt | South America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4, Mexico or South America?
- South America, at 192,514 kt against 62,160 kt in Mexico as of 2023.
- What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 between Mexico and South America?
- 130,354 kt, with South America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and South America?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Mexico and South America rank globally for waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4?
- Mexico ranks 12th and South America ranks 11th of 232 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
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