Germany vs South America: Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq)
Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) over time
- Germany
- South America
How they compare
South America currently reports 52,917 kt against 11,752 kt in Germany, a difference of 41,165 kt.
That makes South America's figure about 4.5 times Germany's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, South America has been ahead every year.
Germany ranks 12th and South America ranks 11th of 211 countries.
South America has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | South America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11,638 kt | 25,069 kt | 13,431 kt | South America |
| 2000s | 12,392 kt | 32,706 kt | 20,314 kt | South America |
| 2010s | 12,749 kt | 48,263 kt | 35,514 kt | South America |
| 2020s | 11,805 kt | 49,134 kt | 37,329 kt | South America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food transport — emissions (co2eq), Germany or South America?
- South America, at 52,917 kt against 11,752 kt in Germany as of 2023.
- What is the difference in food transport — emissions (co2eq) between Germany and South America?
- 41,165 kt, with South America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and South America?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Germany and South America rank globally for food transport — emissions (co2eq)?
- Germany ranks 12th and South America ranks 11th of 211 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