South Africa vs Viet Nam: Food Retail — Emissions

South Africa
5,826 kt
in 2023
Viet Nam
2,947 kt
in 2023
South Africa rank
9th
Viet Nam rank
6th

Food Retail — Emissions over time

  • South Africa
  • Viet Nam
02.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k199020062023

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 5,826 kt against 2,947 kt in Viet Nam, a difference of 2,879 kt.

That makes South Africa's figure about 2.0 times Viet Nam's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, South Africa has been ahead every year.

South Africa ranks 9th and Viet Nam ranks 6th of 190 countries.

South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Africa Viet Nam Difference Ahead
1990s 2,080 kt 214.52 kt 1,865 kt South Africa
2000s 3,400 kt 499.45 kt 2,900 kt South Africa
2010s 6,138 kt 1,145 kt 4,993 kt South Africa
2020s 5,887 kt 2,566 kt 3,321 kt South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food retail — emissions, South Africa or Viet Nam?
South Africa, at 5,826 kt against 2,947 kt in Viet Nam as of 2023.
What is the difference in food retail — emissions between South Africa and Viet Nam?
2,879 kt, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Viet Nam?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do South Africa and Viet Nam rank globally for food retail — emissions?
South Africa ranks 9th and Viet Nam ranks 6th 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