Australia and New Zealand vs Central America: Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq)
Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) over time
- Australia and New Zealand
- Central America
How they compare
Central America currently reports 19,284 kt against 11,460 kt in Australia and New Zealand, a difference of 7,824 kt.
That makes Central America's figure about 1.7 times Australia and New Zealand's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Central America has been ahead every year.
Australia and New Zealand ranks 13th and Central America ranks 22nd of 217 countries.
Central America has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia and New Zealand | Central America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8,158 kt | 11,896 kt | 3,738 kt | Central America |
| 2000s | 9,907 kt | 16,641 kt | 6,735 kt | Central America |
| 2010s | 11,528 kt | 20,430 kt | 8,902 kt | Central America |
| 2020s | 11,465 kt | 17,538 kt | 6,073 kt | Central 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 Central America?
- Central America, at 19,284 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 Central America?
- 7,824 kt, with Central America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and New Zealand and Central America?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Australia and New Zealand and Central America rank globally for food transport — emissions (co2eq)?
- Australia and New Zealand ranks 13th and Central America ranks 22nd of 217 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 from Pre- and post- agricultural production includes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and related activity data, generated from pre- and post-agriculture production stages of the agri-food 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). The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2) and CO2 equivalent (CO2eq) emissions from the above activities as well as the aggregate fluorinated gases (F-gases) emissions. Estimates are available by country, with global coverage and are updated annually.The FAOSTAT domain disseminates information estimates of CH4, N2O, CO2 emissions, F-gases, their aggregates in CO2eq in units of kilotonnes (kt, or 10^6 kg), and the underlying activity data. CO2eq emissions are computed by using the IPCC Fifth Assessment report global warming potentials, AR5 (IPCC, 2014). Data are available for most countries and territories, for standard FAOSTAT regional aggregations, and for Annex I and non-Annex I country groups.