Colombia vs South America: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O

Colombia
1,643 kt
in 2023
South America
8,426 kt
in 2023
Colombia rank
19th
South America rank
16th

Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O over time

  • Colombia
  • South America
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How they compare

South America currently reports 8,426 kt against 1,643 kt in Colombia, a difference of 6,783 kt.

That makes South America's figure about 5.1 times Colombia's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, South America has been ahead every year.

Colombia ranks 19th and South America ranks 16th of 201 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia South America Difference Ahead
1960s 341.56 kt 2,188 kt 1,846 kt South America
1970s 485.48 kt 2,941 kt 2,455 kt South America
1980s 669.12 kt 3,788 kt 3,119 kt South America
1990s 892.79 kt 4,961 kt 4,068 kt South America
2000s 1,077 kt 6,085 kt 5,008 kt South America
2010s 1,337 kt 7,451 kt 6,114 kt South America
2020s 1,588 kt 8,251 kt 6,663 kt South America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions (co2eq) from n2o, Colombia or South America?
South America, at 8,426 kt against 1,643 kt in Colombia as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2eq) from n2o between Colombia and South America?
6,783 kt, with South America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and South America?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Colombia and South America rank globally for waste — emissions (co2eq) from n2o?
Colombia ranks 19th and South America ranks 16th of 201 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (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