Germany vs South Africa: Food Packaging — Emissions
Food Packaging — Emissions over time
- Germany
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 1.92 kt against 0.3408 kt in Germany, a difference of 1.58 kt.
That makes South Africa's figure about 5.6 times Germany's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1991 it was South Africa ahead.
Germany ranks 18th and South Africa ranks 7th of 120 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5275 kt | 0.6812 kt | 0.1537 kt | South Africa |
| 2000s | 0.5182 kt | 0.7491 kt | 0.2309 kt | South Africa |
| 2010s | 0.4948 kt | 1.38 kt | 0.888 kt | South Africa |
| 2020s | 0.3521 kt | 1.99 kt | 1.64 kt | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food packaging — emissions, Germany or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 1.92 kt against 0.3408 kt in Germany as of 2023.
- What is the difference in food packaging — emissions between Germany and South Africa?
- 1.58 kt, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and South Africa?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2023.
- How do Germany and South Africa rank globally for food packaging — emissions?
- Germany ranks 18th and South Africa ranks 7th 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.