Australia vs South Africa: Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O

Australia
11.95 kt
in 2023
South Africa
17.29 kt
in 2023
Australia rank
9th
South Africa rank
6th

Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O over time

  • Australia
  • South Africa
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How they compare

South Africa currently reports 17.29 kt against 11.95 kt in Australia, a difference of 5.34 kt.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.4 times Australia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 9th and South Africa ranks 6th of 120 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 25.96 kt 2.63 kt 23.34 kt Australia
2000s 32.47 kt 9.05 kt 23.42 kt Australia
2010s 18.47 kt 16.76 kt 1.71 kt Australia
2020s 11.96 kt 17.58 kt 5.62 kt South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food packaging — emissions (co2eq) from n2o, Australia or South Africa?
South Africa, at 17.29 kt against 11.95 kt in Australia as of 2023.
What is the difference in food packaging — emissions (co2eq) from n2o between Australia and South Africa?
5.34 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) from n2o?
Australia ranks 9th and South Africa ranks 6th of 120 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
167 places, 5,005 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

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