Africa vs Australia and New Zealand: Food Processing — Emissions (CO2eq)

Africa
12,182 kt
in 2023
Australia and New Zealand
16,641 kt
in 2023
Africa rank
19th
Australia and New Zealand rank
9th

Food Processing — Emissions (CO2eq) over time

  • Africa
  • Australia and New Zealand
05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k199020062023

How they compare

Australia and New Zealand currently reports 16,641 kt against 12,182 kt in Africa, a difference of 4,459 kt.

That makes Australia and New Zealand's figure about 1.4 times Africa's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Australia and New Zealand has been ahead every year.

Africa ranks 19th and Australia and New Zealand ranks 9th of 31 groups.

Australia and New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Australia and New Zealand Difference Ahead
1990s 266.7 kt 12,260 kt 11,993 kt Australia and New Zealand
2000s 1,382 kt 13,440 kt 12,057 kt Australia and New Zealand
2010s 7,445 kt 15,979 kt 8,534 kt Australia and New Zealand
2020s 10,926 kt 16,848 kt 5,921 kt Australia and New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food processing — emissions (co2eq), Africa or Australia and New Zealand?
Australia and New Zealand, at 16,641 kt against 12,182 kt in Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in food processing — emissions (co2eq) between Africa and Australia and New Zealand?
4,459 kt, with Australia and New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and Australia and New Zealand?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Africa and Australia and New Zealand rank globally for food processing — emissions (co2eq)?
Africa ranks 19th and Australia and New Zealand ranks 9th of 31 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Food Processing — Emissions (CO2eq) (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 Processing — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
148 places, 4,834 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