Melanesia vs South Africa: Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq)
Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq) over time
- Melanesia
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 4,570 kt against 69.37 kt in Melanesia, a difference of 4,501 kt.
That makes South Africa's figure about 65.9 times Melanesia's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, South Africa has been ahead every year.
Melanesia ranks 10th and South Africa ranks 8th of 16 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Melanesia | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 41.89 kt | 1,069 kt | 1,027 kt | South Africa |
| 2000s | 51.97 kt | 2,333 kt | 2,281 kt | South Africa |
| 2010s | 63.11 kt | 4,415 kt | 4,352 kt | South Africa |
| 2020s | 56.62 kt | 4,676 kt | 4,619 kt | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food packaging — emissions (co2eq), Melanesia or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 4,570 kt against 69.37 kt in Melanesia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in food packaging — emissions (co2eq) between Melanesia and South Africa?
- 4,501 kt, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Melanesia and South Africa?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Melanesia and South Africa rank globally for food packaging — emissions (co2eq)?
- Melanesia ranks 10th and South Africa ranks 8th of 16 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 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.