Japan vs South America: Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases
Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases over time
- Japan
- South America
How they compare
South America currently reports 32,288 kt against 5,208 kt in Japan, a difference of 27,080 kt.
That makes South America's figure about 6.2 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was South America ahead.
Japan ranks 21st and South America ranks 19th of 219 countries.
South America has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | South America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,249 kt | 3,015 kt | 765.97 kt | South America |
| 2000s | 630.46 kt | 7,602 kt | 6,972 kt | South America |
| 2010s | 3,277 kt | 21,307 kt | 18,030 kt | South America |
| 2020s | 5,140 kt | 31,852 kt | 26,713 kt | South America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food retail — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases, Japan or South America?
- South America, at 32,288 kt against 5,208 kt in Japan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in food retail — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases between Japan and South America?
- 27,080 kt, with South America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and South America?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Japan and South America rank globally for food retail — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases?
- Japan ranks 21st and South America ranks 19th of 219 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases (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