Least Developed Countries (LDCs) vs South Africa: Food Packaging — Emissions
Food Packaging — Emissions over time
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 0.0653 kt against 0.014 kt in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), a difference of 0.0513 kt.
That makes South Africa's figure about 4.7 times Least Developed Countries (LDCs)'s.
Across all 34 years both countries report, South Africa has been ahead every year.
Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 4th and South Africa ranks 6th of 16 groups.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Least Developed Countries (LDCs) | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0007 kt | 0.0099 kt | 0.0092 kt | South Africa |
| 2000s | 0.0015 kt | 0.0342 kt | 0.0327 kt | South Africa |
| 2010s | 0.0048 kt | 0.0633 kt | 0.0585 kt | South Africa |
| 2020s | 0.0127 kt | 0.0663 kt | 0.0537 kt | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food packaging — emissions, Least Developed Countries (LDCs) or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 0.0653 kt against 0.014 kt in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) as of 2023.
- What is the difference in food packaging — emissions between Least Developed Countries (LDCs) and South Africa?
- 0.0513 kt, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Least Developed Countries (LDCs) and South Africa?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Least Developed Countries (LDCs) and South Africa rank globally for food packaging — emissions?
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 4th and South Africa ranks 6th of 16 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Food Packaging — Emissions (N2O). 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.