Americas vs Sri Lanka: Waste — Emissions Share (CO2eq)

Americas
4.11 %
in 2023
Sri Lanka
13.53 %
in 2023
Americas rank
17th
Sri Lanka rank
14th

Waste — Emissions Share (CO2eq) over time

  • Americas
  • Sri Lanka
2.557.51012.515199020062023

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 13.53 % against 4.11 % in Americas, a difference of 9.42 %.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 3.3 times Americas's.

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

Americas ranks 17th and Sri Lanka ranks 14th of 32 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Americas Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1990s 3.89 % 14.52 % 10.62 % Sri Lanka
2000s 3.56 % 13.66 % 10.09 % Sri Lanka
2010s 3.9 % 12.84 % 8.94 % Sri Lanka
2020s 4.13 % 13.28 % 9.15 % Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions share (co2eq), Americas or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 13.53 % against 4.11 % in Americas as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions share (co2eq) between Americas and Sri Lanka?
9.42 %, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and Sri Lanka?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Americas and Sri Lanka rank globally for waste — emissions share (co2eq)?
Americas ranks 17th and Sri Lanka ranks 14th of 32 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Waste — Emissions Share (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Waste — Emissions Share (CO2eq) (AR5)
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
254 places, 8,412 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.