Australia vs South America: Food Household Consumption — Emissions
Food Household Consumption — Emissions over time
- Australia
- South America
How they compare
South America currently reports 45,460 kt against 12,270 kt in Australia, a difference of 33,190 kt.
That makes South America's figure about 3.7 times Australia's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, South America has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 17th and South America ranks 17th of 202 countries.
South America has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | South America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8,682 kt | 25,588 kt | 16,906 kt | South America |
| 2000s | 10,787 kt | 31,994 kt | 21,207 kt | South America |
| 2010s | 11,020 kt | 41,106 kt | 30,085 kt | South America |
| 2020s | 11,974 kt | 44,159 kt | 32,186 kt | South America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food household consumption — emissions, Australia or South America?
- South America, at 45,460 kt against 12,270 kt in Australia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in food household consumption — emissions between Australia and South America?
- 33,190 kt, with South America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and South America?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Australia and South America rank globally for food household consumption — emissions?
- Australia ranks 17th and South America ranks 17th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CO2). 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 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