South Africa vs Viet Nam: Food Retail — Emissions
Food Retail — Emissions over time
- South Africa
- Viet Nam
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
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.