OECD vs South America: Waste — Emissions Share

OECD
0.12 %
in 2023
South America
0.02 %
in 2023
OECD rank
20th
South America rank
19th

Waste — Emissions Share over time

  • OECD
  • South America
00.0250.050.0750.10.125199020062023

How they compare

OECD currently reports 0.12 % against 0.02 % in South America, a difference of 0.1 %.

That makes OECD's figure about 6.0 times South America's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, OECD has been ahead every year.

OECD ranks 20th and South America ranks 19th of 148 countries.

OECD has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade OECD South America Difference Ahead
1990s 0.101 % 0.01 % 0.091 % OECD
2000s 0.108 % 0.01 % 0.098 % OECD
2010s 0.111 % 0.019 % 0.092 % OECD
2020s 0.115 % 0.02 % 0.095 % OECD

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions share, OECD or South America?
OECD, at 0.12 % against 0.02 % in South America as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions share between OECD and South America?
0.1 %, with OECD ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for OECD and South America?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do OECD and South America rank globally for waste — emissions share?
OECD ranks 20th and South America ranks 19th of 148 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Waste — Emissions Share (CO2). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Waste — Emissions Share (CO2)
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
181 places, 6,013 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.