Which has higher food processing — emissions, Iceland or Uruguay?

Uruguay, at 0.0074 kt against 0.0065 kt in Iceland as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Uruguay?

10 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2023.

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.

Iceland vs Uruguay: Food Processing — Emissions (CH4)

Iceland

0.0065 kt

in 2023

Uruguay

0.0074 kt

in 2023

Iceland rank

76th

Uruguay rank

73rd

Food Processing — Emissions (CH4) over time

Iceland
Uruguay

How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 0.0074 kt against 0.0065 kt in Iceland, a difference of 0.0009 kt.

That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.1 times Iceland's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 10 shared years of data; in 2014 it was Iceland ahead.

Iceland ranks 76th and Uruguay ranks 73rd of 105 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 1 and Uruguay in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iceland	Uruguay	Difference	Ahead
2010s	0.006 kt	0.0033 kt	0.0027 kt	Iceland
2020s	0.0064 kt	0.0074 kt	0.001 kt	Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food processing — emissions, Iceland or Uruguay?: Uruguay, at 0.0074 kt against 0.0065 kt in Iceland as of 2023.
What is the difference in food processing — emissions between Iceland and Uruguay?: 0.0009 kt, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Uruguay?: 10 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2023.
How do Iceland and Uruguay rank globally for food processing — emissions?: Iceland ranks 76th and Uruguay ranks 73rd 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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Indicator: Food Processing — Emissions (CH4)
Unit: kt
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 139 places, 3,693 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 23 October 2026

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.