China vs South Africa: Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O
Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O over time
- China
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 26.53 kt against 15.81 kt in China, a difference of 10.72 kt.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.7 times China's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, South Africa has been ahead every year.
China ranks 13th and South Africa ranks 10th of 190 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.95 kt | 9.85 kt | 2.89 kt | South Africa |
| 2000s | 12.85 kt | 15.62 kt | 2.77 kt | South Africa |
| 2010s | 14.71 kt | 26.88 kt | 12.17 kt | South Africa |
| 2020s | 15.78 kt | 26.82 kt | 11.04 kt | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food retail — emissions (co2eq) from n2o, China or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 26.53 kt against 15.81 kt in China as of 2023.
- What is the difference in food retail — emissions (co2eq) from n2o between China and South Africa?
- 10.72 kt, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and South Africa?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do China and South Africa rank globally for food retail — emissions (co2eq) from n2o?
- China ranks 13th and South Africa ranks 10th of 190 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (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