Melanesia vs South America: Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq)
Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) over time
- Melanesia
- South America
How they compare
South America currently reports 52,917 kt against 372.45 kt in Melanesia, a difference of 52,545 kt.
That makes South America's figure about 142.1 times Melanesia's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, South America has been ahead every year.
Melanesia ranks 13th and South America ranks 11th of 21 countries.
South America has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Melanesia | South America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 157.86 kt | 25,069 kt | 24,912 kt | South America |
| 2000s | 217.01 kt | 32,706 kt | 32,489 kt | South America |
| 2010s | 317.15 kt | 48,263 kt | 47,946 kt | South America |
| 2020s | 338.54 kt | 49,134 kt | 48,796 kt | South America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food transport — emissions (co2eq), Melanesia or South America?
- South America, at 52,917 kt against 372.45 kt in Melanesia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in food transport — emissions (co2eq) between Melanesia and South America?
- 52,545 kt, with South America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Melanesia and South America?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Melanesia and South America rank globally for food transport — emissions (co2eq)?
- Melanesia ranks 13th and South America ranks 11th of 21 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