France vs South Africa: Food Retail — Emissions

France
0.1686 kt
in 2023
South Africa
0.1767 kt
in 2023
France rank
24th
South Africa rank
23rd

Food Retail — Emissions over time

  • France
  • South Africa
00.10.20.3199020062023

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 0.1767 kt against 0.1686 kt in France, a difference of 0.0081 kt.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was France ahead.

France ranks 24th and South Africa ranks 23rd of 190 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, France averaged higher in 2 and South Africa in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade France South Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 0.1753 kt 0.0187 kt 0.1566 kt France
2000s 0.1934 kt 0.0363 kt 0.1571 kt France
2010s 0.1791 kt 0.2154 kt 0.0363 kt South Africa
2020s 0.1754 kt 0.1789 kt 0.0035 kt South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food retail — emissions, France or South Africa?
South Africa, at 0.1767 kt against 0.1686 kt in France as of 2023.
What is the difference in food retail — emissions between France and South Africa?
0.0081 kt, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and South Africa?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do France and South Africa rank globally for food retail — emissions?
France ranks 24th and South Africa ranks 23rd of 190 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Food Retail — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Food Retail — Emissions (CH4)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
242 places, 7,490 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

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