South Africa vs Spain: Food Packaging — Emissions
Food Packaging — Emissions over time
- South Africa
- Spain
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 4,499 kt against 1,926 kt in Spain, a difference of 2,573 kt.
That makes South Africa's figure about 2.3 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Spain ahead.
South Africa ranks 8th and Spain ranks 21st of 120 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, South Africa averaged higher in 2 and Spain in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Africa | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,046 kt | 2,869 kt | 1,822 kt | Spain |
| 2000s | 2,303 kt | 3,780 kt | 1,477 kt | Spain |
| 2010s | 4,360 kt | 2,154 kt | 2,206 kt | South Africa |
| 2020s | 4,603 kt | 1,982 kt | 2,620 kt | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food packaging — emissions, South Africa or Spain?
- South Africa, at 4,499 kt against 1,926 kt in Spain as of 2023.
- What is the difference in food packaging — emissions between South Africa and Spain?
- 2,573 kt, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Spain?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do South Africa and Spain rank globally for food packaging — emissions?
- South Africa ranks 8th and Spain ranks 21st 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.