Brazil vs South America: Food Processing — Emissions (CH4)
Food Processing — Emissions (CH4) over time
- Brazil
- South America
How they compare
South America currently reports 10.97 kt against 3.53 kt in Brazil, a difference of 7.44 kt.
That makes South America's figure about 3.1 times Brazil's.
Across all 16 years both countries report, South America has been ahead every year.
Brazil ranks 7th and South America ranks 10th of 105 countries.
South America has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | South America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0002 kt | 0.1041 kt | 0.1038 kt | South America |
| 2010s | 0.2088 kt | 2.87 kt | 2.67 kt | South America |
| 2020s | 3.47 kt | 10.33 kt | 6.86 kt | South America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food processing — emissions, Brazil or South America?
- South America, at 10.97 kt against 3.53 kt in Brazil as of 2023.
- What is the difference in food processing — emissions between Brazil and South America?
- 7.44 kt, with South America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and South America?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2023.
- How do Brazil and South America rank globally for food processing — emissions?
- Brazil ranks 7th and South America ranks 10th of 105 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 Emissions from Pre- and Post-Agricultural Production provides estimates of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and related activity data associated with pre- and post-production stages of agrifood systems. The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2), fluorinated gases (F-gases) and their aggregates expressed in carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2eq). Estimates are computed following Tier 1 methods of the IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014) and are disseminated annually.