Northern Europe vs South Africa: Cold Chain F-Gas — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases

Northern Europe
6,946 kt
in 2023
South Africa
3,078 kt
in 2023
Northern Europe rank
26th
South Africa rank
28th

Cold Chain F-Gas — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases over time

  • Northern Europe
  • South Africa
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How they compare

Northern Europe currently reports 6,946 kt against 3,078 kt in South Africa, a difference of 3,868 kt.

That makes Northern Europe's figure about 2.3 times South Africa's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Northern Europe ahead.

Northern Europe ranks 26th and South Africa ranks 28th of 31 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Northern Europe South Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 2,106 kt 646.97 kt 1,459 kt Northern Europe
2000s 5,757 kt 1,552 kt 4,204 kt Northern Europe
2010s 9,026 kt 2,483 kt 6,543 kt Northern Europe
2020s 7,047 kt 3,056 kt 3,992 kt Northern Europe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cold chain f-gas — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases, Northern Europe or South Africa?
Northern Europe, at 6,946 kt against 3,078 kt in South Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in cold chain f-gas — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases between Northern Europe and South Africa?
3,868 kt, with Northern Europe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Northern Europe and South Africa?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Northern Europe and South Africa rank globally for cold chain f-gas — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases?
Northern Europe ranks 26th and South Africa ranks 28th of 31 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Cold Chain F-Gas — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases (AR5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Cold Chain F-Gas — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
239 places, 7,946 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

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.