Brazil vs Europe: Food Processing — Emissions
Food Processing — Emissions over time
- Brazil
- Europe
How they compare
Europe currently reports 11.9 kt against 3.53 kt in Brazil, a difference of 8.37 kt.
That makes Europe's figure about 3.4 times Brazil's.
Across all 16 years both countries report, Europe has been ahead every year.
Brazil ranks 7th and Europe ranks 8th of 103 countries.
Europe has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Europe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0002 kt | 16 kt | 16 kt | Europe |
| 2010s | 0.2088 kt | 14.1 kt | 13.9 kt | Europe |
| 2020s | 3.47 kt | 12.69 kt | 9.22 kt | Europe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food processing — emissions, Brazil or Europe?
- Europe, at 11.9 kt against 3.53 kt in Brazil as of 2023.
- What is the difference in food processing — emissions between Brazil and Europe?
- 8.37 kt, with Europe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Europe?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2023.
- How do Brazil and Europe rank globally for food processing — emissions?
- Brazil ranks 7th and Europe ranks 8th of 103 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Food Processing — Emissions (CH4). 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 from Pre- and post- agricultural production includes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and related activity data, generated from pre- and post-agriculture production stages of the agri-food 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). The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2) and CO2 equivalent (CO2eq) emissions from the above activities as well as the aggregate fluorinated gases (F-gases) emissions. Estimates are available by country, with global coverage and are updated annually.The FAOSTAT domain disseminates information estimates of CH4, N2O, CO2 emissions, F-gases, their aggregates in CO2eq in units of kilotonnes (kt, or 10^6 kg), and the underlying activity data. CO2eq emissions are computed by using the IPCC Fifth Assessment report global warming potentials, AR5 (IPCC, 2014). Data are available for most countries and territories, for standard FAOSTAT regional aggregations, and for Annex I and non-Annex I country groups.