New Zealand vs Southern Africa: Agrifood systems — Emissions

New Zealand
1,073 kt
in 2023
Southern Africa
1,526 kt
in 2023
New Zealand rank
31st
Southern Africa rank
29th

Agrifood systems — Emissions over time

  • New Zealand
  • Southern Africa
05001.0k1.5k2.0k199020062023

How they compare

Southern Africa currently reports 1,526 kt against 1,073 kt in New Zealand, a difference of 453 kt.

That makes Southern Africa's figure about 1.4 times New Zealand's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Southern Africa has been ahead every year.

New Zealand ranks 31st and Southern Africa ranks 29th of 222 countries.

Southern Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade New Zealand Southern Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 1,142 kt 1,437 kt 294.84 kt Southern Africa
2000s 1,154 kt 1,442 kt 287.22 kt Southern Africa
2010s 1,167 kt 1,448 kt 280.61 kt Southern Africa
2020s 1,107 kt 1,443 kt 335.94 kt Southern Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher agrifood systems — emissions, New Zealand or Southern Africa?
Southern Africa, at 1,526 kt against 1,073 kt in New Zealand as of 2023.
What is the difference in agrifood systems — emissions between New Zealand and Southern Africa?
453 kt, with Southern Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Southern Africa?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do New Zealand and Southern Africa rank globally for agrifood systems — emissions?
New Zealand ranks 31st and Southern Africa ranks 29th of 222 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Agrifood systems — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Agrifood systems — Emissions (CH4)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
276 places, 9,163 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