South Africa vs Southern Asia: Food Packaging — Emissions
Food Packaging — Emissions over time
- South Africa
- Southern Asia
How they compare
Southern Asia currently reports 3.21 kt against 1.92 kt in South Africa, a difference of 1.29 kt.
That makes Southern Asia's figure about 1.7 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was South Africa ahead.
South Africa ranks 7th and Southern Asia ranks 8th of 120 countries.
Southern Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Africa | Southern Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7131 kt | 0.966 kt | 0.2529 kt | Southern Asia |
| 2000s | 0.7491 kt | 1.58 kt | 0.8301 kt | Southern Asia |
| 2010s | 1.38 kt | 2.88 kt | 1.5 kt | Southern Asia |
| 2020s | 1.99 kt | 3.07 kt | 1.08 kt | Southern Asia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food packaging — emissions, South Africa or Southern Asia?
- Southern Asia, at 3.21 kt against 1.92 kt in South Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in food packaging — emissions between South Africa and Southern Asia?
- 1.29 kt, with Southern Asia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Southern Asia?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do South Africa and Southern Asia rank globally for food packaging — emissions?
- South Africa ranks 7th and Southern Asia ranks 8th 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.