South Africa vs Western Africa: Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O
Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O over time
- South Africa
- Western Africa
How they compare
Western Africa currently reports 2,641 kt against 501.68 kt in South Africa, a difference of 2,139 kt.
That makes Western Africa's figure about 5.3 times South Africa's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Western Africa has been ahead every year.
South Africa ranks 25th and Western Africa ranks 22nd of 205 countries.
Western Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Africa | Western Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 323.22 kt | 1,065 kt | 741.37 kt | Western Africa |
| 2000s | 384.44 kt | 1,554 kt | 1,170 kt | Western Africa |
| 2010s | 448.9 kt | 2,154 kt | 1,705 kt | Western Africa |
| 2020s | 495.87 kt | 2,562 kt | 2,066 kt | Western Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) from n2o, South Africa or Western Africa?
- Western Africa, at 2,641 kt against 501.68 kt in South Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) from n2o between South Africa and Western Africa?
- 2,139 kt, with Western Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Western Africa?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do South Africa and Western Africa rank globally for agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) from n2o?
- South Africa ranks 25th and Western Africa ranks 22nd of 205 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — 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
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