Australia vs South Africa: Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq)
Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq) over time
- Australia
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 4,570 kt against 4,180 kt in Australia, a difference of 390 kt.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 10th and South Africa ranks 8th of 121 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 3 and South Africa in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8,076 kt | 1,069 kt | 7,007 kt | Australia |
| 2000s | 9,880 kt | 2,333 kt | 7,547 kt | Australia |
| 2010s | 6,074 kt | 4,415 kt | 1,659 kt | Australia |
| 2020s | 4,187 kt | 4,676 kt | 489.04 kt | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food packaging — emissions (co2eq), Australia or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 4,570 kt against 4,180 kt in Australia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in food packaging — emissions (co2eq) between Australia and South Africa?
- 390 kt, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and South Africa?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Australia and South Africa rank globally for food packaging — emissions (co2eq)?
- Australia ranks 10th and South Africa ranks 8th of 121 countries.
- 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