Africa vs Melanesia: Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq)
Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq) over time
- Africa
- Melanesia
How they compare
Africa currently reports 8,484 kt against 69.37 kt in Melanesia, a difference of 8,415 kt.
That makes Africa's figure about 122.3 times Melanesia's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Africa has been ahead every year.
Africa ranks 13th and Melanesia ranks 10th of 32 groups.
Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Africa | Melanesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,369 kt | 41.89 kt | 1,327 kt | Africa |
| 2000s | 2,852 kt | 51.97 kt | 2,800 kt | Africa |
| 2010s | 6,658 kt | 63.11 kt | 6,595 kt | Africa |
| 2020s | 8,649 kt | 56.62 kt | 8,593 kt | Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food packaging — emissions (co2eq), Africa or Melanesia?
- Africa, at 8,484 kt against 69.37 kt in Melanesia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in food packaging — emissions (co2eq) between Africa and Melanesia?
- 8,415 kt, with Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and Melanesia?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Africa and Melanesia rank globally for food packaging — emissions (co2eq)?
- Africa ranks 13th and Melanesia ranks 10th of 32 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 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.