India vs South America: Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq)
Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) over time
- India
- South America
How they compare
South America currently reports 52,917 kt against 14,938 kt in India, a difference of 37,979 kt.
That makes South America's figure about 3.5 times India's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, South America has been ahead every year.
India ranks 10th 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 | India | South America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11,514 kt | 25,069 kt | 13,555 kt | South America |
| 2000s | 9,688 kt | 32,706 kt | 23,018 kt | South America |
| 2010s | 17,382 kt | 48,263 kt | 30,880 kt | South America |
| 2020s | 14,005 kt | 49,134 kt | 35,129 kt | South America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food transport — emissions (co2eq), India or South America?
- South America, at 52,917 kt against 14,938 kt in India as of 2023.
- What is the difference in food transport — emissions (co2eq) between India and South America?
- 37,979 kt, with South America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and South America?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do India and South America rank globally for food transport — emissions (co2eq)?
- India ranks 10th 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