Canada vs South America: Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq)
Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) over time
- Canada
- South America
How they compare
South America currently reports 43,708 kt against 7,881 kt in Canada, a difference of 35,827 kt.
That makes South America's figure about 5.5 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was South America ahead.
Canada ranks 20th 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 | Canada | South America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,067 kt | 4,570 kt | 1,504 kt | South America |
| 2000s | 4,864 kt | 11,880 kt | 7,015 kt | South America |
| 2010s | 6,141 kt | 31,990 kt | 25,850 kt | South America |
| 2020s | 7,755 kt | 42,414 kt | 34,660 kt | South America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food retail — emissions (co2eq), Canada or South America?
- South America, at 43,708 kt against 7,881 kt in Canada as of 2023.
- What is the difference in food retail — emissions (co2eq) between Canada and South America?
- 35,827 kt, with South America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and South America?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Canada and South America rank globally for food retail — emissions (co2eq)?
- Canada ranks 20th 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