Americas vs Brazil: Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq)
Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) over time
- Americas
- Brazil
How they compare
Americas currently reports 194,976 kt against 57,255 kt in Brazil, a difference of 137,721 kt.
That makes Americas's figure about 3.4 times Brazil's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Americas has been ahead every year.
Americas ranks 5th and Brazil ranks 6th of 34 groups.
Americas has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Americas | Brazil | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 178,431 kt | 54,242 kt | 124,189 kt | Americas |
| 2000s | 188,216 kt | 55,401 kt | 132,815 kt | Americas |
| 2010s | 194,428 kt | 57,313 kt | 137,115 kt | Americas |
| 2020s | 195,040 kt | 57,126 kt | 137,914 kt | Americas |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher solid food waste — emissions (co2eq), Americas or Brazil?
- Americas, at 194,976 kt against 57,255 kt in Brazil as of 2023.
- What is the difference in solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) between Americas and Brazil?
- 137,721 kt, with Americas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and Brazil?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Americas and Brazil rank globally for solid food waste — emissions (co2eq)?
- Americas ranks 5th and Brazil ranks 6th of 34 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Solid Food Waste — 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.