Nigeria vs South Africa: Food Retail — Emissions

Nigeria
0.067 kt
in 2023
South Africa
0.1001 kt
in 2023
Nigeria rank
12th
South Africa rank
10th

Food Retail — Emissions over time

  • Nigeria
  • South Africa
0.020.040.060.080.10.12199020062023

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 0.1001 kt against 0.067 kt in Nigeria, a difference of 0.0331 kt.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.5 times Nigeria's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Nigeria ahead.

Nigeria ranks 12th and South Africa ranks 10th of 190 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria South Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0377 kt 0.0372 kt 0.0006 kt Nigeria
2000s 0.0265 kt 0.059 kt 0.0325 kt South Africa
2010s 0.059 kt 0.1014 kt 0.0424 kt South Africa
2020s 0.0666 kt 0.1012 kt 0.0346 kt South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food retail — emissions, Nigeria or South Africa?
South Africa, at 0.1001 kt against 0.067 kt in Nigeria as of 2023.
What is the difference in food retail — emissions between Nigeria and South Africa?
0.0331 kt, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and South Africa?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Nigeria and South Africa rank globally for food retail — emissions?
Nigeria ranks 12th 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 (N2O). 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 (N2O)
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