Central America vs South Africa: Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4
Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 over time
- Central America
- South Africa
How they compare
Central America currently reports 9.38 kt against 4.95 kt in South Africa, a difference of 4.43 kt.
That makes Central America's figure about 1.9 times South Africa's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Central America has been ahead every year.
Central America ranks 26th and South Africa ranks 23rd of 32 groups.
Central America has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Central America | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.04 kt | 0.5242 kt | 1.51 kt | Central America |
| 2000s | 5.67 kt | 1.02 kt | 4.65 kt | Central America |
| 2010s | 9.06 kt | 6.03 kt | 3.03 kt | Central America |
| 2020s | 9.17 kt | 5.01 kt | 4.16 kt | Central America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food retail — emissions (co2eq) from ch4, Central America or South Africa?
- Central America, at 9.38 kt against 4.95 kt in South Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in food retail — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 between Central America and South Africa?
- 4.43 kt, with Central America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Central America and South Africa?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Central America and South Africa rank globally for food retail — emissions (co2eq) from ch4?
- Central America ranks 26th and South Africa ranks 23rd of 32 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5). 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