Africa vs Italy: Food Processing — Emissions

Africa
12,044 kt
in 2023
Italy
8,230 kt
in 2023
Africa rank
19th
Italy rank
16th

Food Processing — Emissions over time

  • Africa
  • Italy
05.0k10.0k15.0k199020062023

How they compare

Africa currently reports 12,044 kt against 8,230 kt in Italy, a difference of 3,814 kt.

That makes Africa's figure about 1.5 times Italy's.

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

Africa ranks 19th and Italy ranks 16th of 36 groups.

Across the 4 decades both report, Africa averaged higher in 1 and Italy in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Italy Difference Ahead
1990s 255.83 kt 10,261 kt 10,006 kt Italy
2000s 1,364 kt 12,664 kt 11,300 kt Italy
2010s 7,397 kt 8,627 kt 1,231 kt Italy
2020s 10,828 kt 8,156 kt 2,672 kt Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food processing — emissions, Africa or Italy?
Africa, at 12,044 kt against 8,230 kt in Italy as of 2023.
What is the difference in food processing — emissions between Africa and Italy?
3,814 kt, with Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and Italy?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Africa and Italy rank globally for food processing — emissions?
Africa ranks 19th and Italy ranks 16th of 36 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Food Processing — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Food Processing — Emissions (CO2)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
139 places, 3,693 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

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.