Central America vs Kiribati: Waste — Emissions Share (CO2eq)
Central America
9.59 %
in 2023
Kiribati
21.24 %
in 2023
Central America rank
5th
Kiribati rank
3rd
Waste — Emissions Share (CO2eq) over time
- Central America
- Kiribati
How they compare
Kiribati currently reports 21.24 % against 9.59 % in Central America, a difference of 11.65 %.
That makes Kiribati's figure about 2.2 times Central America's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Kiribati has been ahead every year.
Central America ranks 5th and Kiribati ranks 3rd of 43 regions.
Kiribati has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Central America | Kiribati | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.15 % | 25.43 % | 18.28 % | Kiribati |
| 2000s | 8.45 % | 21.55 % | 13.1 % | Kiribati |
| 2010s | 8.8 % | 20.58 % | 11.78 % | Kiribati |
| 2020s | 9.54 % | 21.36 % | 11.83 % | Kiribati |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher waste — emissions share (co2eq), Central America or Kiribati?
- Kiribati, at 21.24 % against 9.59 % in Central America as of 2023.
- What is the difference in waste — emissions share (co2eq) between Central America and Kiribati?
- 11.65 %, with Kiribati ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Central America and Kiribati?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Central America and Kiribati rank globally for waste — emissions share (co2eq)?
- Central America ranks 5th and Kiribati ranks 3rd of 43 regions.
- 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
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.