Portugal vs South Africa: Food Processing — Emissions
Food Processing — Emissions over time
- Portugal
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 0.014 kt against 0.0115 kt in Portugal, a difference of 0.0025 kt.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.2 times Portugal's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Portugal ahead.
Portugal ranks 38th and South Africa ranks 36th of 98 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 3 and South Africa in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0155 kt | 0.0001 kt | 0.0154 kt | Portugal |
| 2000s | 0.0169 kt | 0.0051 kt | 0.0118 kt | Portugal |
| 2010s | 0.0141 kt | 0.013 kt | 0.0011 kt | Portugal |
| 2020s | 0.0114 kt | 0.014 kt | 0.0026 kt | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food processing — emissions, Portugal or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 0.014 kt against 0.0115 kt in Portugal as of 2023.
- What is the difference in food processing — emissions between Portugal and South Africa?
- 0.0025 kt, with South Africa 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?
- Portugal ranks 38th and South Africa ranks 36th of 98 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Food Processing — Emissions (N2O). 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 Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood 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). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf