Japan vs South Africa: Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4
Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 over time
- Japan
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 53.86 kt against 40.89 kt in Japan, a difference of 12.97 kt.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.3 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 9th and South Africa ranks 7th of 120 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 3 and South Africa in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 51.84 kt | 19.97 kt | 31.87 kt | Japan |
| 2000s | 54.94 kt | 20.97 kt | 33.96 kt | Japan |
| 2010s | 57.88 kt | 38.72 kt | 19.16 kt | Japan |
| 2020s | 44.2 kt | 55.84 kt | 11.64 kt | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food packaging — emissions (co2eq) from ch4, Japan or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 53.86 kt against 40.89 kt in Japan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in food packaging — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 between Japan and South Africa?
- 12.97 kt, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and South Africa?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Japan and South Africa rank globally for food packaging — emissions (co2eq) from ch4?
- Japan ranks 9th and South Africa ranks 7th of 120 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (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