Which has higher food processing — emissions (co2eq), Iceland or Uruguay?

Uruguay, at 42.55 kt against 40.53 kt in Iceland as of 2023.

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

34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Food Processing — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Iceland vs Uruguay: Food Processing — Emissions (CO2eq)

Iceland

40.53 kt

in 2023

Uruguay

42.55 kt

in 2023

Iceland rank

99th

Uruguay rank

98th

Food Processing — Emissions (CO2eq) over time

Iceland
Uruguay

How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 42.55 kt against 40.53 kt in Iceland, a difference of 2.02 kt.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Iceland ahead.

Iceland ranks 99th and Uruguay ranks 98th of 122 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 3 and Uruguay in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iceland	Uruguay	Difference	Ahead
1990s	172.07 kt	0 kt	172.07 kt	Iceland
2000s	130.5 kt	0 kt	130.5 kt	Iceland
2010s	34.87 kt	22.71 kt	12.15 kt	Iceland
2020s	40.62 kt	41.05 kt	0.4242 kt	Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food processing — emissions (co2eq), Iceland or Uruguay?: Uruguay, at 42.55 kt against 40.53 kt in Iceland as of 2023.
What is the difference in food processing — emissions (co2eq) between Iceland and Uruguay?: 2.02 kt, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Uruguay?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Iceland and Uruguay rank globally for food processing — emissions (co2eq)?: Iceland ranks 99th and Uruguay ranks 98th of 122 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Food Processing — Emissions (CO2eq) (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 Processing — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Unit: kt
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 155 places, 5,068 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

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