Iceland vs South Africa: Food Processing — Energy Use
Food Processing — Energy Use over time
- Iceland
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 2,489 TJ against 2,067 TJ in Iceland, a difference of 422 TJ.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.2 times Iceland's.
Across all 19 years both countries report, South Africa has been ahead every year.
Iceland ranks 53rd and South Africa ranks 50th of 84 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,500 TJ | 2,751 TJ | 1,251 TJ | South Africa |
| 2010s | 1,885 TJ | 2,623 TJ | 738.1 TJ | South Africa |
| 2020s | 2,001 TJ | 2,504 TJ | 502.64 TJ | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food processing — energy use, Iceland or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 2,489 TJ against 2,067 TJ in Iceland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in food processing — energy use between Iceland and South Africa?
- 422 TJ, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and South Africa?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
- How do Iceland and South Africa rank globally for food processing — energy use?
- Iceland ranks 53rd and South Africa ranks 50th of 84 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Food Processing — Energy Use (Electricity). 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.