Switzerland vs Western Africa: Cold Chain F-Gas — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases
Cold Chain F-Gas — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases over time
- Switzerland
- Western Africa
How they compare
Western Africa currently reports 7,632 kt against 3,204 kt in Switzerland, a difference of 4,428 kt.
That makes Western Africa's figure about 2.4 times Switzerland's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Western Africa ahead.
Switzerland ranks 27th and Western Africa ranks 24th of 191 countries.
Western Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Switzerland | Western Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 674.25 kt | 854.31 kt | 180.06 kt | Western Africa |
| 2000s | 2,247 kt | 2,302 kt | 54.94 kt | Western Africa |
| 2010s | 3,065 kt | 4,394 kt | 1,328 kt | Western Africa |
| 2020s | 3,105 kt | 7,481 kt | 4,376 kt | Western Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cold chain f-gas — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases, Switzerland or Western Africa?
- Western Africa, at 7,632 kt against 3,204 kt in Switzerland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cold chain f-gas — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases between Switzerland and Western Africa?
- 4,428 kt, with Western Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Switzerland and Western Africa?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Switzerland and Western Africa rank globally for cold chain f-gas — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases?
- Switzerland ranks 27th and Western Africa ranks 24th of 191 countries.
- 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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About this data
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.