Colombia vs South America: Food Processing — Emissions
Food Processing — Emissions over time
- Colombia
- South America
How they compare
South America currently reports 28,283 kt against 8,099 kt in Colombia, a difference of 20,184 kt.
That makes South America's figure about 3.5 times Colombia's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, South America has been ahead every year.
Colombia ranks 17th and South America ranks 15th of 103 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 | 3.1 kt | 3.1 kt | 0 kt | — |
| 2000s | 320.69 kt | 1,422 kt | 1,101 kt | South America |
| 2010s | 4,034 kt | 7,752 kt | 3,718 kt | South America |
| 2020s | 7,534 kt | 26,671 kt | 19,137 kt | South America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food processing — emissions, Colombia or South America?
- South America, at 28,283 kt against 8,099 kt in Colombia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in food processing — emissions between Colombia and South America?
- 20,184 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 processing — emissions?
- Colombia ranks 17th and South America ranks 15th of 103 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Food Processing — Emissions (CO2). 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.