Mexico vs South Africa: Food Packaging — Energy Use
Food Packaging — Energy Use over time
- Mexico
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 8,849 TJ against 8,709 TJ in Mexico, a difference of 140 TJ.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Mexico ahead.
Mexico ranks 21st and South Africa ranks 20th of 95 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 2 and South Africa in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8,239 TJ | 1,762 TJ | 6,477 TJ | Mexico |
| 2000s | 8,747 TJ | 6,762 TJ | 1,985 TJ | Mexico |
| 2010s | 8,949 TJ | 9,626 TJ | 677.08 TJ | South Africa |
| 2020s | 8,730 TJ | 8,883 TJ | 152.56 TJ | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food packaging — energy use, Mexico or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 8,849 TJ against 8,709 TJ in Mexico as of 2023.
- What is the difference in food packaging — energy use between Mexico and South Africa?
- 140 TJ, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and South Africa?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2023.
- How do Mexico and South Africa rank globally for food packaging — energy use?
- Mexico ranks 21st and South Africa ranks 20th of 95 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Food Packaging — Energy Use (Electricity). 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.