Colombia vs South America: Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4

Colombia
14.04 kt
in 2023
South America
68.09 kt
in 2023
Colombia rank
11th
South America rank
10th

Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 over time

  • Colombia
  • South America
020406080199020062023

How they compare

South America currently reports 68.09 kt against 14.04 kt in Colombia, a difference of 54.05 kt.

That makes South America's figure about 4.8 times Colombia's.

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

Colombia ranks 11th and South America ranks 10th of 120 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia South America Difference Ahead
1990s 1.75 kt 7.56 kt 5.82 kt South America
2000s 2.2 kt 17.58 kt 15.38 kt South America
2010s 7.08 kt 38.01 kt 30.93 kt South America
2020s 12.87 kt 70.11 kt 57.24 kt South America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food packaging — emissions (co2eq) from ch4, Colombia or South America?
South America, at 68.09 kt against 14.04 kt in Colombia as of 2023.
What is the difference in food packaging — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 between Colombia and South America?
54.05 kt, with South America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and South America?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Colombia and South America rank globally for food packaging — emissions (co2eq) from ch4?
Colombia ranks 11th and South America ranks 10th of 120 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (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 Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
167 places, 5,005 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