Republic of Korea vs United States of America: Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq)

Republic of Korea
11,777 kt
in 2023
United States of America
66,277 kt
in 2023
Republic of Korea rank
11th
United States of America rank
10th

Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) over time

  • Republic of Korea
  • United States of America
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How they compare

United States of America currently reports 66,277 kt against 11,777 kt in Republic of Korea, a difference of 54,500 kt.

That makes United States of America's figure about 5.6 times Republic of Korea's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, United States of America has been ahead every year.

Republic of Korea ranks 11th and United States of America ranks 10th of 217 countries.

United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Republic of Korea United States of America Difference Ahead
1990s 6,405 kt 47,941 kt 41,536 kt United States of America
2000s 9,057 kt 57,692 kt 48,634 kt United States of America
2010s 10,694 kt 62,927 kt 52,233 kt United States of America
2020s 11,558 kt 64,523 kt 52,965 kt United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food transport — emissions (co2eq), Republic of Korea or United States of America?
United States of America, at 66,277 kt against 11,777 kt in Republic of Korea as of 2023.
What is the difference in food transport — emissions (co2eq) between Republic of Korea and United States of America?
54,500 kt, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Republic of Korea and United States of America?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Republic of Korea and United States of America rank globally for food transport — emissions (co2eq)?
Republic of Korea ranks 11th and United States of America ranks 10th 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

Indicator
Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
271 places, 8,821 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

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.