Which has higher food retail — emissions, Iceland or Uruguay?

Iceland, at 0.0049 kt against 0.0048 kt in Uruguay 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 Retail — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Iceland vs Uruguay: Food Retail — Emissions (CH4)

Iceland

0.0049 kt

in 2023

Uruguay

0.0048 kt

in 2023

Iceland rank

130th

Uruguay rank

132nd

Food Retail — Emissions (CH4) over time

Iceland
Uruguay

How they compare

Iceland currently reports 0.0049 kt against 0.0048 kt in Uruguay, a difference of 0.0001 kt.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Iceland ahead.

Iceland ranks 130th and Uruguay ranks 132nd of 209 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 2 and Uruguay in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iceland	Uruguay	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.001 kt	0.0009 kt	0.0001 kt	Iceland
2000s	0.0017 kt	0.0027 kt	0.0009 kt	Uruguay
2010s	0.0031 kt	0.0065 kt	0.0034 kt	Uruguay
2020s	0.0047 kt	0.0047 kt	0 kt	Iceland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food retail — emissions, Iceland or Uruguay?: Iceland, at 0.0049 kt against 0.0048 kt in Uruguay as of 2023.
What is the difference in food retail — emissions between Iceland and Uruguay?: 0.0001 kt, with Iceland 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 retail — emissions?: Iceland ranks 130th and Uruguay ranks 132nd of 209 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Food Retail — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Food Retail — Emissions (CH4)
Unit: kt
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 243 places, 7,524 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 23 October 2026

The FAOSTAT domain Emissions from Pre- and Post-Agricultural Production provides estimates of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and related activity data associated with pre- and post-production stages of agrifood systems. The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2), fluorinated gases (F-gases) and their aggregates expressed in carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2eq). Estimates are computed following Tier 1 methods of the IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014) and are disseminated annually.