Germany vs South Africa: Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O

Germany
31.73 kt
in 2023
South Africa
26.53 kt
in 2023
Germany rank
7th
South Africa rank
10th

Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O over time

  • Germany
  • South Africa
1020304050199020062023

How they compare

Germany currently reports 31.73 kt against 26.53 kt in South Africa, a difference of 5.2 kt.

That makes Germany's figure about 1.2 times South Africa's.

Across all 33 years both countries report, Germany has been ahead every year.

Germany ranks 7th and South Africa ranks 10th of 190 countries.

Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Germany South Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 40.9 kt 9.86 kt 31.05 kt Germany
2000s 47.17 kt 15.62 kt 31.55 kt Germany
2010s 45.78 kt 26.88 kt 18.9 kt Germany
2020s 33.33 kt 26.82 kt 6.51 kt Germany

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food retail — emissions (co2eq) from n2o, Germany or South Africa?
Germany, at 31.73 kt against 26.53 kt in South Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in food retail — emissions (co2eq) from n2o between Germany and South Africa?
5.2 kt, with Germany ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and South Africa?
33 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2023.
How do Germany and South Africa rank globally for food retail — emissions (co2eq) from n2o?
Germany ranks 7th 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

Indicator
Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
242 places, 7,490 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