South Africa vs South America: Food Household Consumption — Emissions

South Africa
0.153 kt
in 2023
South America
0.2041 kt
in 2023
South Africa rank
18th
South America rank
18th

Food Household Consumption — Emissions over time

  • South Africa
  • South America
0.050.10.150.2199020062023

How they compare

South America currently reports 0.2041 kt against 0.153 kt in South Africa, a difference of 0.0511 kt.

That makes South America's figure about 1.3 times South Africa's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was South Africa ahead.

South Africa ranks 18th and South America ranks 18th of 235 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, South Africa averaged higher in 2 and South America in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Africa South America Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0851 kt 0.0797 kt 0.0053 kt South Africa
2000s 0.1198 kt 0.0987 kt 0.0211 kt South Africa
2010s 0.1477 kt 0.1615 kt 0.0138 kt South America
2020s 0.1547 kt 0.1947 kt 0.04 kt South America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food household consumption — emissions, South Africa or South America?
South America, at 0.2041 kt against 0.153 kt in South Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in food household consumption — emissions between South Africa and South America?
0.0511 kt, with South America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and South America?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do South Africa and South America rank globally for food household consumption — emissions?
South Africa ranks 18th and South America ranks 18th of 235 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Food Household Consumption — Emissions (N2O). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Food Household Consumption — Emissions (N2O)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
268 places, 8,688 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