South Africa vs United States of America: Food Packaging — Emissions
Food Packaging — Emissions over time
- South Africa
- United States of America
How they compare
United States of America currently reports 21,385 kt against 4,499 kt in South Africa, a difference of 16,886 kt.
That makes United States of America's figure about 4.8 times South Africa's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, United States of America has been ahead every year.
South Africa ranks 10th and United States of America ranks 10th of 145 countries.
United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Africa | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,046 kt | 41,568 kt | 40,522 kt | United States of America |
| 2000s | 2,303 kt | 32,299 kt | 29,996 kt | United States of America |
| 2010s | 4,360 kt | 23,265 kt | 18,905 kt | United States of America |
| 2020s | 4,603 kt | 20,531 kt | 15,928 kt | United States of America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food packaging — emissions, South Africa or United States of America?
- United States of America, at 21,385 kt against 4,499 kt in South Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in food packaging — emissions between South Africa and United States of America?
- 16,886 kt, with United States of America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and United States of America?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do South Africa and United States of America rank globally for food packaging — emissions?
- South Africa ranks 10th and United States of America ranks 10th of 145 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2). 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 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