Australia and New Zealand vs South America: Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CO2eq)

Australia and New Zealand
12,664 kt
in 2023
South America
48,350 kt
in 2023
Australia and New Zealand rank
21st
South America rank
18th

Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CO2eq) over time

  • Australia and New Zealand
  • South America
10.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k50.0k199020062023

How they compare

South America currently reports 48,350 kt against 12,664 kt in Australia and New Zealand, a difference of 35,686 kt.

That makes South America's figure about 3.8 times Australia and New Zealand's.

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

Australia and New Zealand ranks 21st and South America ranks 18th of 240 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia and New Zealand South America Difference Ahead
1990s 8,973 kt 26,046 kt 17,073 kt South America
2000s 11,253 kt 33,224 kt 21,972 kt South America
2010s 11,405 kt 43,456 kt 32,050 kt South America
2020s 12,364 kt 47,020 kt 34,655 kt South America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food household consumption — emissions (co2eq), Australia and New Zealand or South America?
South America, at 48,350 kt against 12,664 kt in Australia and New Zealand as of 2023.
What is the difference in food household consumption — emissions (co2eq) between Australia and New Zealand and South America?
35,686 kt, with South America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and New Zealand and South America?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Australia and New Zealand and South America rank globally for food household consumption — emissions (co2eq)?
Australia and New Zealand ranks 21st and South America ranks 18th of 240 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Food Household Consumption — Emissions (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
Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
273 places, 9,081 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

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