Republic of Korea vs South America: Food Transport — Emissions

Republic of Korea
11,366 kt
in 2023
South America
51,434 kt
in 2023
Republic of Korea rank
11th
South America rank
11th

Food Transport — Emissions over time

  • Republic of Korea
  • South America
010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k50.0k199020062023

How they compare

South America currently reports 51,434 kt against 11,366 kt in Republic of Korea, a difference of 40,068 kt.

That makes South America's figure about 4.5 times Republic of Korea's.

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

Republic of Korea ranks 11th and South America ranks 11th of 207 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Republic of Korea South America Difference Ahead
1990s 6,210 kt 24,375 kt 18,166 kt South America
2000s 8,821 kt 31,812 kt 22,990 kt South America
2010s 10,359 kt 46,914 kt 36,554 kt South America
2020s 11,155 kt 47,777 kt 36,623 kt South America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food transport — emissions, Republic of Korea or South America?
South America, at 51,434 kt against 11,366 kt in Republic of Korea as of 2023.
What is the difference in food transport — emissions between Republic of Korea and South America?
40,068 kt, with South America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Republic of Korea and South America?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Republic of Korea and South America rank globally for food transport — emissions?
Republic of Korea ranks 11th and South America ranks 11th of 207 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Food Transport — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Food Transport — Emissions (CO2)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
260 places, 8,556 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