Canada vs South America: Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O

Canada
8.25 kt
in 2023
South America
16.65 kt
in 2023
Canada rank
15th
South America rank
16th

Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O over time

  • Canada
  • South America
5101520199020062023

How they compare

South America currently reports 16.65 kt against 8.25 kt in Canada, a difference of 8.4 kt.

That makes South America's figure about 2.0 times Canada's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Canada ahead.

Canada ranks 15th and South America ranks 16th of 120 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 2 and South America in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada South America Difference Ahead
1990s 12.77 kt 4.81 kt 7.96 kt Canada
2000s 15.41 kt 6.76 kt 8.65 kt Canada
2010s 9.46 kt 12.18 kt 2.73 kt South America
2020s 8.1 kt 17.06 kt 8.96 kt South America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food packaging — emissions (co2eq) from n2o, Canada or South America?
South America, at 16.65 kt against 8.25 kt in Canada as of 2023.
What is the difference in food packaging — emissions (co2eq) from n2o between Canada and South America?
8.4 kt, with South America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and South America?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Canada and South America rank globally for food packaging — emissions (co2eq) from n2o?
Canada ranks 15th and South America ranks 16th of 120 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (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 N2O (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