South Africa vs South America: Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4
Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 over time
- South Africa
- South America
How they compare
South America currently reports 20.59 kt against 4.95 kt in South Africa, a difference of 15.64 kt.
That makes South America's figure about 4.2 times South Africa's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, South America has been ahead every year.
South Africa ranks 23rd and South America ranks 21st of 190 countries.
South America has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Africa | South America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5242 kt | 3.06 kt | 2.54 kt | South America |
| 2000s | 1.02 kt | 4.41 kt | 3.4 kt | South America |
| 2010s | 6.03 kt | 16.8 kt | 10.77 kt | South America |
| 2020s | 5.01 kt | 20.3 kt | 15.29 kt | South America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food retail — emissions (co2eq) from ch4, South Africa or South America?
- South America, at 20.59 kt against 4.95 kt in South Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in food retail — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 between South Africa and South America?
- 15.64 kt, with South America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and South America?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do South Africa and South America rank globally for food retail — emissions (co2eq) from ch4?
- South Africa ranks 23rd and South America ranks 21st of 190 countries.
- 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