Which has higher food processing — emissions, Annex I countries or Brazil?

Annex I countries, at 2.65 kt against 0.4724 kt in Brazil as of 2023.

What is the difference in food processing — emissions between Annex I countries and Brazil?

2.18 kt, with Annex I countries ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Annex I countries and Brazil?

16 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Food Processing — Emissions (N2O). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Annex I countries vs Brazil: Food Processing — Emissions

Annex I countries

2.65 kt

in 2023

Brazil

0.4724 kt

in 2023

Annex I countries rank

2nd

Brazil rank

4th

Food Processing — Emissions over time

Annex I countries
Brazil

How they compare

Annex I countries currently reports 2.65 kt against 0.4724 kt in Brazil, a difference of 2.18 kt.

That makes Annex I countries's figure about 5.6 times Brazil's.

Across all 16 years both countries report, Annex I countries has been ahead every year.

Annex I countries ranks 2nd and Brazil ranks 4th of 36 groups.

Annex I countries has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Annex I countries	Brazil	Difference	Ahead
2000s	2.92 kt	0 kt	2.92 kt	Annex I countries
2010s	2.74 kt	0.0117 kt	2.72 kt	Annex I countries
2020s	2.64 kt	0.3961 kt	2.25 kt	Annex I countries

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food processing — emissions, Annex I countries or Brazil?: Annex I countries, at 2.65 kt against 0.4724 kt in Brazil as of 2023.
What is the difference in food processing — emissions between Annex I countries and Brazil?: 2.18 kt, with Annex I countries ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Annex I countries and Brazil?: 16 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2023.
How do Annex I countries and Brazil rank globally for food processing — emissions?: Annex I countries ranks 2nd and Brazil ranks 4th of 36 groups.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Food Processing — Emissions (N2O). 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 (N2O)
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: 13 August 2026

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.