Brazil vs Europe: Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq)
Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) over time
- Brazil
- Europe
How they compare
Europe currently reports 100,310 kt against 17,377 kt in Brazil, a difference of 82,933 kt.
That makes Europe's figure about 5.8 times Brazil's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Europe has been ahead every year.
Brazil ranks 9th and Europe ranks 7th of 203 countries.
Europe has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Europe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,072 kt | 71,779 kt | 68,707 kt | Europe |
| 2000s | 5,484 kt | 99,924 kt | 94,440 kt | Europe |
| 2010s | 12,807 kt | 116,124 kt | 103,318 kt | Europe |
| 2020s | 16,790 kt | 100,544 kt | 83,754 kt | Europe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food retail — emissions (co2eq), Brazil or Europe?
- Europe, at 100,310 kt against 17,377 kt in Brazil as of 2023.
- What is the difference in food retail — emissions (co2eq) between Brazil and Europe?
- 82,933 kt, with Europe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Europe?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Brazil and Europe rank globally for food retail — emissions (co2eq)?
- Brazil ranks 9th and Europe ranks 7th 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 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.