South Africa vs Western Europe: Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4
Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 over time
- South Africa
- Western Europe
How they compare
Western Europe currently reports 16,659 kt against 9,155 kt in South Africa, a difference of 7,504 kt.
That makes Western Europe's figure about 1.8 times South Africa's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Western Europe has been ahead every year.
South Africa ranks 23rd and Western Europe ranks 25th of 215 countries.
Western Europe has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Africa | Western Europe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7,875 kt | 33,920 kt | 26,045 kt | Western Europe |
| 2000s | 8,476 kt | 28,680 kt | 20,204 kt | Western Europe |
| 2010s | 8,919 kt | 20,625 kt | 11,706 kt | Western Europe |
| 2020s | 9,104 kt | 16,592 kt | 7,488 kt | Western 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 Western Europe?
- Western Europe, at 16,659 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 Western Europe?
- 7,504 kt, with Western Europe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Western Europe?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do South Africa and Western Europe rank globally for agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) from ch4?
- South Africa ranks 23rd and Western Europe ranks 25th 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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About this data
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