Ireland vs South Africa: Food Processing — Emissions (CO2eq)
Food Processing — Emissions (CO2eq) over time
- Ireland
- South Africa
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 1,339 kt against 1,113 kt in South Africa, a difference of 226 kt.
That makes Ireland's figure about 1.2 times South Africa's.
Across all 31 years both countries report, Ireland has been ahead every year.
Ireland ranks 42nd and South Africa ranks 44th of 107 countries.
Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,151 kt | 43.92 kt | 2,107 kt | Ireland |
| 2000s | 1,922 kt | 345.7 kt | 1,576 kt | Ireland |
| 2010s | 1,536 kt | 941.23 kt | 594.89 kt | Ireland |
| 2020s | 1,346 kt | 1,115 kt | 230.96 kt | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food processing — emissions (co2eq), Ireland or South Africa?
- Ireland, at 1,339 kt against 1,113 kt in South Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in food processing — emissions (co2eq) between Ireland and South Africa?
- 226 kt, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and South Africa?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2023.
- How do Ireland and South Africa rank globally for food processing — emissions (co2eq)?
- Ireland ranks 42nd and South Africa ranks 44th of 107 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.