South Africa vs Switzerland: Food Processing — Emissions (CO2eq)
Food Processing — Emissions (CO2eq) over time
- South Africa
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 2,049 kt against 1,113 kt in South Africa, a difference of 936 kt.
That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.8 times South Africa's.
Across all 31 years both countries report, Switzerland has been ahead every year.
South Africa ranks 44th and Switzerland ranks 34th of 107 countries.
Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Africa | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 43.92 kt | 694.04 kt | 650.12 kt | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 345.7 kt | 1,416 kt | 1,070 kt | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 941.23 kt | 1,855 kt | 914.14 kt | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 1,115 kt | 2,061 kt | 945.6 kt | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food processing — emissions (co2eq), South Africa or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 2,049 kt against 1,113 kt in South Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in food processing — emissions (co2eq) between South Africa and Switzerland?
- 936 kt, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Switzerland?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2023.
- How do South Africa and Switzerland rank globally for food processing — emissions (co2eq)?
- South Africa ranks 44th and Switzerland ranks 34th 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.