Democratic Republic of the Congo vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Food Packaging — Emissions
Food Packaging — Emissions over time
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 5,271 kt against 0.012 kt in Democratic Republic of the Congo, a difference of 5,271 kt.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa has been ahead every year.
Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 16th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 19th of 16 countries.
Sub-Saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8074 kt | 1,165 kt | 1,165 kt | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2000s | 0 kt | 2,474 kt | 2,474 kt | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2010s | 2.4 kt | 4,716 kt | 4,714 kt | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2020s | 0.2377 kt | 5,467 kt | 5,467 kt | Sub-Saharan Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food packaging — emissions, Democratic Republic of the Congo or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Sub-Saharan Africa, at 5,271 kt against 0.012 kt in Democratic Republic of the Congo as of 2023.
- What is the difference in food packaging — emissions between Democratic Republic of the Congo and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 5,271 kt, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of the Congo and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Democratic Republic of the Congo and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for food packaging — emissions?
- Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 16th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 19th of 16 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 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.