Australia and New Zealand vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Food Packaging — Emissions
Food Packaging — Emissions over time
- Australia and New Zealand
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 2.02 kt against 0.379 kt in Australia and New Zealand, a difference of 1.64 kt.
That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 5.3 times Australia and New Zealand's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
Australia and New Zealand ranks 15th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 13th of 120 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Australia and New Zealand averaged higher in 1 and Sub-Saharan Africa in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia and New Zealand | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.856 kt | 0.7391 kt | 0.117 kt | Australia and New Zealand |
| 2000s | 0.5343 kt | 0.7946 kt | 0.2603 kt | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2010s | 0.3874 kt | 1.42 kt | 1.03 kt | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2020s | 0.3727 kt | 2.08 kt | 1.71 kt | Sub-Saharan Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food packaging — emissions, Australia and New Zealand or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Sub-Saharan Africa, at 2.02 kt against 0.379 kt in Australia and New Zealand as of 2023.
- What is the difference in food packaging — emissions between Australia and New Zealand and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 1.64 kt, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and New Zealand and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Australia and New Zealand and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for food packaging — emissions?
- Australia and New Zealand ranks 15th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 13th of 120 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Food Packaging — Emissions (CH4). 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.