Africa vs India: Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2)
Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2) over time
- Africa
- India
How they compare
Africa currently reports 8,401 kt against 3,664 kt in India, a difference of 4,737 kt.
That makes Africa's figure about 2.3 times India's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Africa ahead.
Africa ranks 14th and India ranks 11th of 34 groups.
Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Africa | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,345 kt | 1,010 kt | 335.48 kt | Africa |
| 2000s | 2,820 kt | 2,260 kt | 559.6 kt | Africa |
| 2010s | 6,598 kt | 5,115 kt | 1,483 kt | Africa |
| 2020s | 8,565 kt | 3,497 kt | 5,068 kt | Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food packaging — emissions, Africa or India?
- Africa, at 8,401 kt against 3,664 kt in India as of 2023.
- What is the difference in food packaging — emissions between Africa and India?
- 4,737 kt, with Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and India?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Africa and India rank globally for food packaging — emissions?
- Africa ranks 14th and India ranks 11th of 34 groups.
- 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 Emissions from Pre- and Post-Agricultural Production provides estimates of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and related activity data associated with pre- and post-production stages of agrifood systems. The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2), fluorinated gases (F-gases) and their aggregates expressed in carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2eq). Estimates are computed following Tier 1 methods of the IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014) and are disseminated annually.