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 25th and Western Africa ranks 22nd of 191 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 25th and Western Africa ranks 22nd of 191 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 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.