Italy vs South America: Food Processing — Emissions (CO2eq)
Food Processing — Emissions (CO2eq) over time
- Italy
- South America
How they compare
South America currently reports 28,742 kt against 9,453 kt in Italy, a difference of 19,289 kt.
That makes South America's figure about 3.0 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 14th and South America ranks 7th of 107 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 3 and South America in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | South America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10,685 kt | 3.12 kt | 10,681 kt | Italy |
| 2000s | 17,237 kt | 1,424 kt | 15,813 kt | Italy |
| 2010s | 13,688 kt | 7,849 kt | 5,839 kt | Italy |
| 2020s | 9,411 kt | 27,090 kt | 17,679 kt | South America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food processing — emissions (co2eq), Italy or South America?
- South America, at 28,742 kt against 9,453 kt in Italy as of 2023.
- What is the difference in food processing — emissions (co2eq) between Italy and South America?
- 19,289 kt, with South America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and South America?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Italy and South America rank globally for food processing — emissions (co2eq)?
- Italy ranks 14th and South America ranks 7th 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
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.