Brazil vs South America: Food Retail — Emissions
Food Retail — Emissions over time
- Brazil
- South America
How they compare
South America currently reports 11,373 kt against 3,682 kt in Brazil, a difference of 7,691 kt.
That makes South America's figure about 3.1 times Brazil's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, South America has been ahead every year.
Brazil ranks 19th and South America ranks 19th of 190 countries.
South America has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | South America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 653.69 kt | 1,548 kt | 894.29 kt | South America |
| 2000s | 1,362 kt | 4,265 kt | 2,903 kt | South America |
| 2010s | 2,975 kt | 10,644 kt | 7,669 kt | South America |
| 2020s | 3,254 kt | 10,517 kt | 7,264 kt | South America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food retail — emissions, Brazil or South America?
- South America, at 11,373 kt against 3,682 kt in Brazil as of 2023.
- What is the difference in food retail — emissions between Brazil and South America?
- 7,691 kt, with South America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and South America?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Brazil and South America rank globally for food retail — emissions?
- Brazil ranks 19th and South America ranks 19th of 190 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Food Retail — Emissions (CO2). 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 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