China, Hong Kong SAR vs South America: Food Retail — Emissions

China, Hong Kong SAR
0.0299 kt
in 2023
South America
0.0984 kt
in 2023
China, Hong Kong SAR rank
24th
South America rank
24th

Food Retail — Emissions over time

  • China, Hong Kong SAR
  • South America
0.020.040.060.080.1199020062023

How they compare

South America currently reports 0.0984 kt against 0.0299 kt in China, Hong Kong SAR, a difference of 0.0685 kt.

That makes South America's figure about 3.3 times China, Hong Kong SAR's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was China, Hong Kong SAR ahead.

China, Hong Kong SAR ranks 24th and South America ranks 24th of 190 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade China, Hong Kong SAR South America Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0171 kt 0.0181 kt 0.001 kt South America
2000s 0.0256 kt 0.031 kt 0.0054 kt South America
2010s 0.0303 kt 0.0853 kt 0.055 kt South America
2020s 0.0292 kt 0.0927 kt 0.0635 kt South America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food retail — emissions, China, Hong Kong SAR or South America?
South America, at 0.0984 kt against 0.0299 kt in China, Hong Kong SAR as of 2023.
What is the difference in food retail — emissions between China, Hong Kong SAR and South America?
0.0685 kt, with South America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China, Hong Kong SAR and South America?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do China, Hong Kong SAR and South America rank globally for food retail — emissions?
China, Hong Kong SAR ranks 24th and South America ranks 24th of 190 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Food Retail — Emissions (N2O). 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 (N2O)
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
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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