Australia vs South America: Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O

Australia
233.32 kt
in 2023
South America
1,140 kt
in 2023
Australia rank
12th
South America rank
10th

Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O over time

  • Australia
  • South America
2004006008001.0k1.2k199020062023

How they compare

South America currently reports 1,140 kt against 233.32 kt in Australia, a difference of 906.68 kt.

That makes South America's figure about 4.9 times Australia's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, South America has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 12th and South America ranks 10th of 207 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia South America Difference Ahead
1990s 183.75 kt 554.54 kt 370.79 kt South America
2000s 210.59 kt 697.04 kt 486.45 kt South America
2010s 242.45 kt 1,037 kt 794.32 kt South America
2020s 235.89 kt 1,044 kt 808.49 kt South America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food transport — emissions (co2eq) from n2o, Australia or South America?
South America, at 1,140 kt against 233.32 kt in Australia as of 2023.
What is the difference in food transport — emissions (co2eq) from n2o between Australia and South America?
906.68 kt, with South America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and South America?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Australia and South America rank globally for food transport — emissions (co2eq) from n2o?
Australia ranks 12th and South America ranks 10th of 207 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (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) from N2O (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
260 places, 8,556 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

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