Africa vs Italy: Food Processing — Emissions (CO2eq)

Africa
12,182 kt
in 2023
Italy
9,453 kt
in 2023
Africa rank
19th
Italy rank
14th

Food Processing — Emissions (CO2eq) over time

  • Africa
  • Italy
05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k199020062023

How they compare

Africa currently reports 12,182 kt against 9,453 kt in Italy, a difference of 2,729 kt.

That makes Africa's figure about 1.3 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 14th of 31 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 266.7 kt 10,685 kt 10,418 kt Italy
2000s 1,382 kt 17,237 kt 15,854 kt Italy
2010s 7,445 kt 13,688 kt 6,243 kt Italy
2020s 10,926 kt 9,411 kt 1,516 kt Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food processing — emissions (co2eq), Africa or Italy?
Africa, at 12,182 kt against 9,453 kt in Italy as of 2023.
What is the difference in food processing — emissions (co2eq) between Africa and Italy?
2,729 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 (co2eq)?
Africa ranks 19th and Italy ranks 14th 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