Americas vs Chile: Waste — Emissions Share
Americas
3.3 %
in 2023
Chile
12.08 %
in 2023
Americas rank
22nd
Chile rank
20th
Waste — Emissions Share over time
- Americas
- Chile
How they compare
Chile currently reports 12.08 % against 3.3 % in Americas, a difference of 8.78 %.
That makes Chile's figure about 3.7 times Americas's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Chile has been ahead every year.
Americas ranks 22nd and Chile ranks 20th of 34 groups.
Chile has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Americas | Chile | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.42 % | 11.07 % | 8.64 % | Chile |
| 2000s | 2.81 % | 10.57 % | 7.76 % | Chile |
| 2010s | 3.1 % | 11.01 % | 7.91 % | Chile |
| 2020s | 3.27 % | 12.55 % | 9.28 % | Chile |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher waste — emissions share, Americas or Chile?
- Chile, at 12.08 % against 3.3 % in Americas as of 2023.
- What is the difference in waste — emissions share between Americas and Chile?
- 8.78 %, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and Chile?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Americas and Chile rank globally for waste — emissions share?
- Americas ranks 22nd and Chile ranks 20th of 34 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Waste — Emissions Share (N2O). 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.