Northern America vs South Africa: Food Retail — Emissions
Food Retail — Emissions over time
- Northern America
- South Africa
How they compare
Northern America currently reports 50,301 kt against 5,826 kt in South Africa, a difference of 44,475 kt.
That makes Northern America's figure about 8.6 times South Africa's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Northern America has been ahead every year.
Northern America ranks 6th and South Africa ranks 9th of 32 groups.
Northern America has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Northern America | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 53,395 kt | 2,080 kt | 51,316 kt | Northern America |
| 2000s | 63,089 kt | 3,400 kt | 59,689 kt | Northern America |
| 2010s | 55,634 kt | 6,138 kt | 49,497 kt | Northern America |
| 2020s | 49,187 kt | 5,887 kt | 43,300 kt | Northern America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food retail — emissions, Northern America or South Africa?
- Northern America, at 50,301 kt against 5,826 kt in South Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in food retail — emissions between Northern America and South Africa?
- 44,475 kt, with Northern America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Northern America and South Africa?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Northern America and South Africa rank globally for food retail — emissions?
- Northern America ranks 6th and South Africa ranks 9th of 32 groups.
- 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
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