Africa vs India: Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq)
Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq) over time
- Africa
- India
How they compare
Africa currently reports 8,484 kt against 3,760 kt in India, a difference of 4,724 kt.
That makes Africa's figure about 2.3 times India's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Africa ahead.
Africa ranks 13th and India ranks 11th of 31 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 | 1,369 kt | 1,040 kt | 329.41 kt | Africa |
| 2000s | 2,852 kt | 2,310 kt | 542.32 kt | Africa |
| 2010s | 6,658 kt | 5,210 kt | 1,449 kt | Africa |
| 2020s | 8,649 kt | 3,588 kt | 5,061 kt | Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food packaging — emissions (co2eq), Africa or India?
- Africa, at 8,484 kt against 3,760 kt in India as of 2023.
- What is the difference in food packaging — emissions (co2eq) between Africa and India?
- 4,724 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 (co2eq)?
- Africa ranks 13th and India ranks 11th of 31 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). 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