Melanesia vs South Africa: Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq)

Melanesia
673.38 kt
in 2023
South Africa
8,936 kt
in 2023
Melanesia rank
15th
South Africa rank
16th

Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) over time

  • Melanesia
  • South Africa
02.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k199020062023

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 8,936 kt against 673.38 kt in Melanesia, a difference of 8,263 kt.

That makes South Africa's figure about 13.3 times Melanesia's.

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

Melanesia ranks 15th and South Africa ranks 16th of 20 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Melanesia South Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 52.38 kt 2,737 kt 2,684 kt South Africa
2000s 188.49 kt 4,969 kt 4,781 kt South Africa
2010s 403.99 kt 8,654 kt 8,250 kt South Africa
2020s 658.13 kt 8,974 kt 8,316 kt South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food retail — emissions (co2eq), Melanesia or South Africa?
South Africa, at 8,936 kt against 673.38 kt in Melanesia as of 2023.
What is the difference in food retail — emissions (co2eq) between Melanesia and South Africa?
8,263 kt, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Melanesia and South Africa?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Melanesia and South Africa rank globally for food retail — emissions (co2eq)?
Melanesia ranks 15th and South Africa ranks 16th of 20 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). 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 (CO2eq) (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
255 places, 8,407 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