Melanesia vs South America: Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases

Melanesia
555.49 kt
in 2023
South America
32,288 kt
in 2023
Melanesia rank
15th
South America rank
16th

Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases over time

  • Melanesia
  • South America
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How they compare

South America currently reports 32,288 kt against 555.49 kt in Melanesia, a difference of 31,733 kt.

That makes South America's figure about 58.1 times Melanesia's.

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

Melanesia ranks 15th and South America ranks 16th of 17 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Melanesia South America Difference Ahead
1990s 40.3 kt 3,015 kt 2,974 kt South America
2000s 141.72 kt 7,602 kt 7,460 kt South America
2010s 322.56 kt 21,307 kt 20,985 kt South America
2020s 544.35 kt 31,852 kt 31,308 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, Melanesia or South America?
South America, at 32,288 kt against 555.49 kt in Melanesia as of 2023.
What is the difference in food retail — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases between Melanesia and South America?
31,733 kt, with South America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Melanesia and South America?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Melanesia and South America rank globally for food retail — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases?
Melanesia ranks 15th and South America ranks 16th of 17 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

Indicator
Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
239 places, 7,946 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

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.