South Africa vs Western Africa: Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases
Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases over time
- South Africa
- Western Africa
How they compare
Western Africa currently reports 7,632 kt against 3,078 kt in South Africa, a difference of 4,554 kt.
That makes Western Africa's figure about 2.5 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Western Africa ahead.
South Africa ranks 34th and Western Africa ranks 25th of 219 countries.
Western Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Africa | Western Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 646.97 kt | 854.31 kt | 207.34 kt | Western Africa |
| 2000s | 1,552 kt | 2,302 kt | 749.2 kt | Western Africa |
| 2010s | 2,483 kt | 4,394 kt | 1,910 kt | Western Africa |
| 2020s | 3,056 kt | 7,481 kt | 4,425 kt | Western Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food retail — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases, South Africa or Western Africa?
- Western Africa, at 7,632 kt against 3,078 kt in South Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in food retail — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases between South Africa and Western Africa?
- 4,554 kt, with Western Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Western Africa?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do South Africa and Western Africa rank globally for food retail — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases?
- South Africa ranks 34th and Western Africa ranks 25th of 219 countries.
- 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
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