Colombia vs Northern Europe: Food Processing — Emissions (CO2eq)

Colombia
8,322 kt
in 2023
Northern Europe
13,451 kt
in 2023
Colombia rank
16th
Northern Europe rank
9th

Food Processing — Emissions (CO2eq) over time

  • Colombia
  • Northern Europe
010.0k20.0k30.0k199020062023

How they compare

Northern Europe currently reports 13,451 kt against 8,322 kt in Colombia, a difference of 5,129 kt.

That makes Northern Europe's figure about 1.6 times Colombia's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Northern Europe has been ahead every year.

Colombia ranks 16th and Northern Europe ranks 9th of 107 countries.

Northern Europe has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia Northern Europe Difference Ahead
1990s 3.12 kt 25,759 kt 25,756 kt Northern Europe
2000s 321.67 kt 21,009 kt 20,687 kt Northern Europe
2010s 4,112 kt 16,586 kt 12,473 kt Northern Europe
2020s 7,740 kt 13,631 kt 5,891 kt Northern Europe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food processing — emissions (co2eq), Colombia or Northern Europe?
Northern Europe, at 13,451 kt against 8,322 kt in Colombia as of 2023.
What is the difference in food processing — emissions (co2eq) between Colombia and Northern Europe?
5,129 kt, with Northern Europe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Northern Europe?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Colombia and Northern Europe rank globally for food processing — emissions (co2eq)?
Colombia ranks 16th and Northern Europe ranks 9th of 107 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
148 places, 4,038 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

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.