Central America vs South Africa: Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases

Central America
7,229 kt
in 2023
South Africa
3,078 kt
in 2023
Central America rank
27th
South Africa rank
34th

Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases over time

  • Central America
  • South Africa
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How they compare

Central America currently reports 7,229 kt against 3,078 kt in South Africa, a difference of 4,151 kt.

That makes Central America's figure about 2.3 times South Africa's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Central America ahead.

Central America ranks 27th and South Africa ranks 34th of 33 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 854.03 kt 646.97 kt 207.06 kt Central America
2000s 1,783 kt 1,552 kt 230.8 kt Central America
2010s 4,542 kt 2,483 kt 2,059 kt Central America
2020s 7,117 kt 3,056 kt 4,061 kt Central America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food retail — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases, Central America or South Africa?
Central America, at 7,229 kt against 3,078 kt in South Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in food retail — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases between Central America and South Africa?
4,151 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 f-gases?
Central America ranks 27th and South Africa ranks 34th of 33 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases (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) from F-gases (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
252 places, 8,384 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