France vs Southern Africa: Food Retail — Emissions

France
3,149 kt
in 2023
Southern Africa
6,263 kt
in 2023
France rank
23rd
Southern Africa rank
25th

Food Retail — Emissions over time

  • France
  • Southern Africa
2.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k199020062023

How they compare

Southern Africa currently reports 6,263 kt against 3,149 kt in France, a difference of 3,114 kt.

That makes Southern Africa's figure about 2.0 times France's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was France ahead.

France ranks 23rd and Southern Africa ranks 25th of 190 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade France Southern Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 4,321 kt 2,102 kt 2,218 kt France
2000s 4,279 kt 3,499 kt 779.64 kt France
2010s 3,995 kt 6,489 kt 2,495 kt Southern Africa
2020s 3,437 kt 6,322 kt 2,885 kt Southern Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food retail — emissions, France or Southern Africa?
Southern Africa, at 6,263 kt against 3,149 kt in France as of 2023.
What is the difference in food retail — emissions between France and Southern Africa?
3,114 kt, with Southern Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Southern Africa?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do France and Southern Africa rank globally for food retail — emissions?
France ranks 23rd and Southern Africa ranks 25th of 190 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Food Retail — Emissions (CO2). 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 (CO2)
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