South Africa vs Southern Europe: Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4

South Africa
9,155 kt
in 2023
Southern Europe
31,383 kt
in 2023
South Africa rank
23rd
Southern Europe rank
24th

Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 over time

  • South Africa
  • Southern Europe
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How they compare

Southern Europe currently reports 31,383 kt against 9,155 kt in South Africa, a difference of 22,228 kt.

That makes Southern Europe's figure about 3.4 times South Africa's.

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

South Africa ranks 23rd and Southern Europe ranks 24th of 215 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade South Africa Southern Europe Difference Ahead
1990s 7,875 kt 37,506 kt 29,631 kt Southern Europe
2000s 8,476 kt 42,713 kt 34,238 kt Southern Europe
2010s 8,919 kt 35,785 kt 26,866 kt Southern Europe
2020s 9,104 kt 31,354 kt 22,250 kt Southern Europe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) from ch4, South Africa or Southern Europe?
Southern Europe, at 31,383 kt against 9,155 kt in South Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 between South Africa and Southern Europe?
22,228 kt, with Southern Europe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Southern Europe?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do South Africa and Southern Europe rank globally for agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) from ch4?
South Africa ranks 23rd and Southern Europe ranks 24th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
269 places, 8,917 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