Africa vs Colombia: Food Processing — Emissions (CO2eq)
Food Processing — Emissions (CO2eq) over time
- Africa
- Colombia
How they compare
Africa currently reports 12,182 kt against 8,322 kt in Colombia, a difference of 3,860 kt.
That makes Africa's figure about 1.5 times Colombia's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Africa has been ahead every year.
Africa ranks 20th and Colombia ranks 17th of 36 groups.
Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Africa | Colombia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 266.7 kt | 3.12 kt | 263.58 kt | Africa |
| 2000s | 1,382 kt | 321.67 kt | 1,061 kt | Africa |
| 2010s | 7,445 kt | 4,112 kt | 3,332 kt | Africa |
| 2020s | 10,926 kt | 7,740 kt | 3,187 kt | Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food processing — emissions (co2eq), Africa or Colombia?
- Africa, at 12,182 kt against 8,322 kt in Colombia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in food processing — emissions (co2eq) between Africa and Colombia?
- 3,860 kt, with Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and Colombia?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Africa and Colombia rank globally for food processing — emissions (co2eq)?
- Africa ranks 20th and Colombia ranks 17th of 36 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
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.