Australia vs South America: Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq)
Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) over time
- Australia
- South America
How they compare
South America currently reports 43,708 kt against 8,594 kt in Australia, a difference of 35,114 kt.
That makes South America's figure about 5.1 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was South America ahead.
Australia ranks 19th and South America ranks 17th of 203 countries.
South America has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | South America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,076 kt | 4,570 kt | 1,494 kt | South America |
| 2000s | 5,709 kt | 11,880 kt | 6,171 kt | South America |
| 2010s | 7,935 kt | 31,990 kt | 24,055 kt | South America |
| 2020s | 8,572 kt | 42,414 kt | 33,842 kt | South America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food retail — emissions (co2eq), Australia or South America?
- South America, at 43,708 kt against 8,594 kt in Australia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in food retail — emissions (co2eq) between Australia and South America?
- 35,114 kt, with South America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and South America?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Australia and South America rank globally for food retail — emissions (co2eq)?
- Australia ranks 19th and South America ranks 17th of 203 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Food Retail — 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 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