Saudi Arabia vs South America: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5)
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) over time
- Saudi Arabia
- South America
How they compare
South America currently reports 192,514 kt against 31,080 kt in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 161,434 kt.
That makes South America's figure about 6.2 times Saudi Arabia's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, South America has been ahead every year.
Saudi Arabia ranks 14th 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 | Saudi Arabia | South America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 976.58 kt | 37,106 kt | 36,129 kt | South America |
| 1970s | 2,532 kt | 57,596 kt | 55,064 kt | South America |
| 1980s | 6,051 kt | 88,807 kt | 82,756 kt | South America |
| 1990s | 10,259 kt | 122,580 kt | 112,321 kt | South America |
| 2000s | 15,616 kt | 150,204 kt | 134,588 kt | South America |
| 2010s | 25,222 kt | 170,946 kt | 145,724 kt | South America |
| 2020s | 30,100 kt | 189,274 kt | 159,174 kt | South America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4, Saudi Arabia or South America?
- South America, at 192,514 kt against 31,080 kt in Saudi Arabia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 between Saudi Arabia and South America?
- 161,434 kt, with South America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and South America?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Saudi Arabia and South America rank globally for waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 14th 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