Northern Europe vs South Africa: Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases
Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases over time
- Northern Europe
- South Africa
How they compare
Northern Europe currently reports 3,984 kt against 3,078 kt in South Africa, a difference of 906 kt.
That makes Northern Europe's figure about 1.3 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Northern Europe ahead.
Northern Europe ranks 27th and South Africa ranks 25th of 31 groups.
Northern Europe has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Northern Europe | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,379 kt | 646.97 kt | 732.34 kt | Northern Europe |
| 2000s | 4,033 kt | 1,552 kt | 2,480 kt | Northern Europe |
| 2010s | 5,941 kt | 2,483 kt | 3,458 kt | Northern Europe |
| 2020s | 4,070 kt | 3,056 kt | 1,014 kt | Northern Europe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food retail — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases, Northern Europe or South Africa?
- Northern Europe, at 3,984 kt against 3,078 kt in South Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in food retail — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases between Northern Europe and South Africa?
- 906 kt, with Northern Europe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Northern Europe and South Africa?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Northern Europe and South Africa rank globally for food retail — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases?
- Northern Europe ranks 27th and South Africa ranks 25th of 31 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
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Pre- and post- agricultural production includes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and related activity data, generated from pre- and post-agriculture production stages of the agri-food 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). The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2) and CO2 equivalent (CO2eq) emissions from the above activities as well as the aggregate fluorinated gases (F-gases) emissions. Estimates are available by country, with global coverage and are updated annually.The FAOSTAT domain disseminates information estimates of CH4, N2O, CO2 emissions, F-gases, their aggregates in CO2eq in units of kilotonnes (kt, or 10^6 kg), and the underlying activity data. CO2eq emissions are computed by using the IPCC Fifth Assessment report global warming potentials, AR5 (IPCC, 2014). Data are available for most countries and territories, for standard FAOSTAT regional aggregations, and for Annex I and non-Annex I country groups.