Australia and New Zealand vs South America: Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq)
Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) over time
- Australia and New Zealand
- South America
How they compare
South America currently reports 52,917 kt against 11,460 kt in Australia and New Zealand, a difference of 41,457 kt.
That makes South America's figure about 4.6 times Australia and New Zealand's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, South America has been ahead every year.
Australia and New Zealand ranks 16th and South America ranks 12th of 244 countries.
South America has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia and New Zealand | South America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8,158 kt | 25,069 kt | 16,912 kt | South America |
| 2000s | 9,907 kt | 32,706 kt | 22,799 kt | South America |
| 2010s | 11,528 kt | 48,263 kt | 36,734 kt | South America |
| 2020s | 11,465 kt | 49,134 kt | 37,669 kt | South America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food transport — emissions (co2eq), Australia and New Zealand or South America?
- South America, at 52,917 kt against 11,460 kt in Australia and New Zealand as of 2023.
- What is the difference in food transport — emissions (co2eq) between Australia and New Zealand and South America?
- 41,457 kt, with South America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and New Zealand and South America?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Australia and New Zealand and South America rank globally for food transport — emissions (co2eq)?
- Australia and New Zealand ranks 16th and South America ranks 12th of 244 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) (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