New Zealand vs South Africa: Food Processing — Emissions

New Zealand
0.0226 kt
in 2023
South Africa
0.014 kt
in 2023
New Zealand rank
29th
South Africa rank
36th

Food Processing — Emissions over time

  • New Zealand
  • South Africa
00.010.020.03199020062023

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 0.0226 kt against 0.014 kt in South Africa, a difference of 0.0086 kt.

That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.6 times South Africa's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1993 it was New Zealand ahead.

New Zealand ranks 29th and South Africa ranks 36th of 98 countries.

New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade New Zealand South Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0022 kt 0.0001 kt 0.0021 kt New Zealand
2000s 0.0057 kt 0.0051 kt 0.0006 kt New Zealand
2010s 0.023 kt 0.013 kt 0.01 kt New Zealand
2020s 0.0235 kt 0.014 kt 0.0096 kt New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food processing — emissions, New Zealand or South Africa?
New Zealand, at 0.0226 kt against 0.014 kt in South Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in food processing — emissions between New Zealand and South Africa?
0.0086 kt, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and South Africa?
31 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2023.
How do New Zealand and South Africa rank globally for food processing — emissions?
New Zealand ranks 29th 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

Indicator
Food Processing — Emissions (N2O)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
139 places, 3,693 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

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.