India vs South Africa: Food Packaging — Emissions
Food Packaging — Emissions over time
- India
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 4,499 kt against 3,664 kt in India, a difference of 835 kt.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.2 times India's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was South Africa ahead.
India ranks 11th and South Africa ranks 8th of 120 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, India averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,010 kt | 1,046 kt | 36.52 kt | South Africa |
| 2000s | 2,260 kt | 2,303 kt | 42.79 kt | South Africa |
| 2010s | 5,115 kt | 4,360 kt | 754.63 kt | India |
| 2020s | 3,497 kt | 4,603 kt | 1,106 kt | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food packaging — emissions, India or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 4,499 kt against 3,664 kt in India as of 2023.
- What is the difference in food packaging — emissions between India and South Africa?
- 835 kt, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and South Africa?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do India and South Africa rank globally for food packaging — emissions?
- India ranks 11th and South Africa ranks 8th of 120 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.