Caribbean vs South Africa: Food Processing — Emissions (CO2eq)
Food Processing — Emissions (CO2eq) over time
- Caribbean
- South Africa
How they compare
Caribbean currently reports 2,364 kt against 1,113 kt in South Africa, a difference of 1,251 kt.
That makes Caribbean's figure about 2.1 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1993 it was South Africa ahead.
Caribbean ranks 31st and South Africa ranks 33rd of 112 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Caribbean averaged higher in 2 and South Africa in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Caribbean | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.6 kt | 43.92 kt | 41.32 kt | South Africa |
| 2000s | 151.95 kt | 345.7 kt | 193.75 kt | South Africa |
| 2010s | 1,458 kt | 941.23 kt | 516.27 kt | Caribbean |
| 2020s | 2,259 kt | 1,115 kt | 1,144 kt | Caribbean |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food processing — emissions (co2eq), Caribbean or South Africa?
- Caribbean, at 2,364 kt against 1,113 kt in South Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in food processing — emissions (co2eq) between Caribbean and South Africa?
- 1,251 kt, with Caribbean ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Caribbean and South Africa?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2023.
- How do Caribbean and South Africa rank globally for food processing — emissions (co2eq)?
- Caribbean ranks 31st and South Africa ranks 33rd of 112 countries.
- 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.