Argentina vs South America: Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4

Argentina
6.42 kt
in 2023
South America
20.59 kt
in 2023
Argentina rank
19th
South America rank
21st

Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 over time

  • Argentina
  • South America
05101520199020062023

How they compare

South America currently reports 20.59 kt against 6.42 kt in Argentina, a difference of 14.17 kt.

That makes South America's figure about 3.2 times Argentina's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, South America has been ahead every year.

Argentina ranks 19th and South America ranks 21st of 190 countries.

South America has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina South America Difference Ahead
1990s 0.1125 kt 3.06 kt 2.95 kt South America
2000s 0.5074 kt 4.41 kt 3.91 kt South America
2010s 6.14 kt 16.8 kt 10.66 kt South America
2020s 7.09 kt 20.3 kt 13.21 kt South America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food retail — emissions (co2eq) from ch4, Argentina or South America?
South America, at 20.59 kt against 6.42 kt in Argentina as of 2023.
What is the difference in food retail — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 between Argentina and South America?
14.17 kt, with South America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and South America?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Argentina and South America rank globally for food retail — emissions (co2eq) from ch4?
Argentina ranks 19th and South America ranks 21st of 190 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
242 places, 7,490 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

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