South Africa vs United States of America: Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq)
Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq) over time
- South Africa
- United States of America
How they compare
United States of America currently reports 21,453 kt against 4,570 kt in South Africa, a difference of 16,883 kt.
That makes United States of America's figure about 4.7 times South Africa's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, United States of America has been ahead every year.
South Africa ranks 10th and United States of America ranks 10th of 146 countries.
United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Africa | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,069 kt | 41,891 kt | 40,823 kt | United States of America |
| 2000s | 2,333 kt | 32,500 kt | 30,167 kt | United States of America |
| 2010s | 4,415 kt | 23,400 kt | 18,984 kt | United States of America |
| 2020s | 4,676 kt | 20,597 kt | 15,921 kt | United States of America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food packaging — emissions (co2eq), South Africa or United States of America?
- United States of America, at 21,453 kt against 4,570 kt in South Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in food packaging — emissions (co2eq) between South Africa and United States of America?
- 16,883 kt, with United States of America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and United States of America?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do South Africa and United States of America rank globally for food packaging — emissions (co2eq)?
- South Africa ranks 10th and United States of America ranks 10th of 146 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