Caribbean vs Southern Africa: Food Processing — Emissions
Food Processing — Emissions over time
- Caribbean
- Southern Africa
How they compare
Caribbean currently reports 2,353 kt against 1,568 kt in Southern Africa, a difference of 785 kt.
That makes Caribbean's figure about 1.5 times Southern Africa's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Southern Africa ahead.
Caribbean ranks 31st and Southern Africa ranks 30th of 103 groups.
Across the 4 decades both report, Caribbean averaged higher in 2 and Southern Africa in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Caribbean | Southern Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.62 kt | 236.51 kt | 233.89 kt | Southern Africa |
| 2000s | 151.47 kt | 571.49 kt | 420.02 kt | Southern Africa |
| 2010s | 1,451 kt | 1,381 kt | 69.87 kt | Caribbean |
| 2020s | 2,248 kt | 1,607 kt | 641.32 kt | Caribbean |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food processing — emissions, Caribbean or Southern Africa?
- Caribbean, at 2,353 kt against 1,568 kt in Southern Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in food processing — emissions between Caribbean and Southern Africa?
- 785 kt, with Caribbean ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Caribbean and Southern Africa?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Caribbean and Southern Africa rank globally for food processing — emissions?
- Caribbean ranks 31st and Southern Africa ranks 30th of 103 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
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.