Portugal vs South Africa: Food Processing — Emissions (CO2eq)
Food Processing — Emissions (CO2eq) over time
- Portugal
- South Africa
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 1,188 kt against 1,113 kt in South Africa, a difference of 75 kt.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.
Across all 31 years both countries report, Portugal has been ahead every year.
Portugal ranks 43rd and South Africa ranks 44th of 107 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,526 kt | 43.92 kt | 1,482 kt | Portugal |
| 2000s | 1,640 kt | 345.7 kt | 1,294 kt | Portugal |
| 2010s | 1,287 kt | 941.23 kt | 345.37 kt | Portugal |
| 2020s | 1,171 kt | 1,115 kt | 56.29 kt | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food processing — emissions (co2eq), Portugal or South Africa?
- Portugal, at 1,188 kt against 1,113 kt in South Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in food processing — emissions (co2eq) between Portugal and South Africa?
- 75 kt, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and South Africa?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2023.
- How do Portugal and South Africa rank globally for food processing — emissions (co2eq)?
- Portugal ranks 43rd 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.